Information About

Cairn Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Noorvik

Elevation:

1234 ft (376.12 m)

About

In DeLong Mts., flows S to the Kugururck River 6 mi W of Mount Bastille, 15 mi. N of Misheguk Mtn., Brooks Range. 5 miles long.

History of Cairn Creek

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1950 for an old cairn found on the pass (Narchralik) between this stream and the Utukok River drainage.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain B-4 (1990), Misheguk Mountain B-4 NW (2015),

Places Near Cairn Creek

Mountains:

Copter Peak, Kingaviksak Mountain, Tupik Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Nachralik Pass,

Streams:

Cairn Creek, Kogruk Creek, Nunaviksak Creek, Tupik Creek, Ukpik Creek,