68 ° 28' 25" N,
150 ° 59' 8.999" W
North Slope
2077 ft (633.07 m)
Heads on NW slope of Alapah Mountain, flows NNW for approx. 25 mi, through Shainin Lake, and NE 6 mi to the Kanayut River approx. 25 mi upstream from the Anaktuvuk River.
HistoryNamed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists, in 1950, after the mountain on which it heads.