Information About

Danger Pass

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Kobuk

Elevation:

3163 ft (964.08 m)

About

in Schwatka Mts., at heads of Ivik Creek to the S, and Kugrak River to the N, Brooks Range

History of Danger Pass

Translation of an Eskimo name recorded in Kobuk as Nanyanaiuktak. Reported by Orth, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956 to be so named because the Ivik Creek side of the pass is extremely precipitous.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1956), Survey Pass (1966), Survey Pass B-6 (1990), Survey Pass B-6 NE (2016),

Places Near Danger Pass

Mountains:

Shulakpachak Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Danger Pass,

Streams:

Arch Creek, Ivik Creek,