Information About

Tupik Creek

Tupik Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Noorvik

Elevation:

2073 ft (631.85 m)

About

In the De Long Mountains, flowing SE on the S side of Tupik Mountain and then NE to join Kogruk Creek to form the Utukok River, Brooks Range

History of Tupik Creek

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1950 for Tupik Mountain on the north side of the stream, an Eskimo word meaning "tent."

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 C-4 (1984), Misheguk Mountain C-4 SW (2015),

Places Near Tupik Creek

Mountains:

Copter Peak, Echo Mountain, Kingaviksak Mountain, Tupik Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Nachralik Pass,

Streams:

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