Information About

Gunsight Pass

Gunsight Pass

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

1207 ft (367.89 m)

About

On the Siksikpuk River on the W side of Gunsight Mountain, 42 mi. N of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.

History of Gunsight Pass

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists about 1950 "after the mountain."

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 NE (2016),

Places Near Gunsight Pass

Mountains:

Ayiyak Mesa, Gunsight Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Rivers:

Ayiyak River, Siksikpuk River,

Streams:

Autumn Creek, Desolation Creek, Natvakruak Creek, Tiglukpuk Creek,

Valleys:

Ningolik Valley,