in Brooks Range between Baird and Endicott Mts., extend from Amakomanak Creek and Redstone River on W to Noatak River, Kaluluktok Creek, and Walker Lake on E
Named in 1884 by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), presumably for Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, USA, who the previous year had made a military reconnaissance along the Yukon River.