Information About

Kuparuk Mound

Kuparuk Mound

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

Elevation:

10 ft (3.05 m)

About

on E side of Fawn Creek, near Beaufort Sea coast, 12 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain.

History of Kuparuk Mound

Esimo name given by Ernest de K. Leffingwell in 1911 (1919, p. 41) to a pingo which he used as a triangulation station. It was named for the river.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-3 (1955), Beechey Point B-3 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-3 SW (1970), Beechey Point B-3 SW (1970), Beechey Point B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Kuparuk Mound

Archipelagos:

Return Islands,

Areas:

Kuparuk River Delta,

Bays:

Placid Et Al State Number 1,

Capes:

Point McIntyre, Point Storkersen,

Hills:

Kuparuk Mound, Prudhoe Mound,

Islands:

Egg Island, Stump Island,

Rivers:

Kuparuk River, Putuligayuk River,

Streams:

Cities: