Information About

Crassico Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Crassico Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 37' 35" N,
157 ° 6' 49" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shungnak

Elevation

1473 ft (448.97 m)

Crassico Creek in Detail.

About

flows NE to Ipnavik River, 29 mi. N of Howard Pass, Brooks Range. 7 miles long.

History

Named in 1950 by I.L. Tailleut, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), geologist, with the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 explorations; name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1951. So named because of the abundant fossils of this name along the creek.