Information About

Tuktu Bluff

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

1070 ft (326.14 m)

About

E of junction of Chandler and Kiruktagiak Rivers, 11 mi. W of Gunsight Mtn. and 44 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope

History of Tuktu Bluff

Eskimo name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve no. 4; name given in 1944. The bluff is a part of Taktu Escarpment.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake C-4 (1987), Chandler Lake C-4 NW (2016),

Places Near Tuktu Bluff

Cliffs:

Sivugak Bluff, Tuktu Bluff,

Rivers:

Kiruktagiak River,

Streams:

Ivory Creek, Torok Creek, Wolverine Creek,