Amatusuk Hills | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 413.92 m (1,358.0 ft) |
Coordinates | 69°3′39″N 163°19′17″W / 69.06083°N 163.32139°W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
Geography | |
State | Alaska |
Settlement | Kivalina |
Amatusuk Hills is a mountain range in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States. [1] [2] It is part of the Brooks Range. [3]
Amatusuk is likely a name of Indigenous origin of unknown meaning. [4]
In 1838, Amatusuk Hills was noted in A.F. Kashevarov's Coastal Explorations in Northwest Alaska as "the last elevation of note that a coastal traveller heading north will see in northwest Alaska". [5]
In 1920, Archdeacon Stuck published the name as 'Amahk-too-sook'. [6] It has been variously spelled as: Amahtooscok Mountain, Amatosuk Hills, Amatusak Hills, and Amooktoosuk Hills. [7]
The inland area is known for hunting, fishing, and fur trapping. [8] The Inupiat residents of Point Lay used the rivers as navigational points, but only during bad weather. [9] The Kukpowruk River is used as a reference point to the trapping regions when the coastal area is impassable during bad weather. [9]
69°07′N 162°56′W / 69.117°N 162.933°W
Amatusuk Hills | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 413.92 m (1,358.0 ft) |
Coordinates | 69°3′39″N 163°19′17″W / 69.06083°N 163.32139°W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
Geography | |
State | Alaska |
Settlement | Kivalina |
Amatusuk Hills is a mountain range in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States. [1] [2] It is part of the Brooks Range. [3]
Amatusuk is likely a name of Indigenous origin of unknown meaning. [4]
In 1838, Amatusuk Hills was noted in A.F. Kashevarov's Coastal Explorations in Northwest Alaska as "the last elevation of note that a coastal traveller heading north will see in northwest Alaska". [5]
In 1920, Archdeacon Stuck published the name as 'Amahk-too-sook'. [6] It has been variously spelled as: Amahtooscok Mountain, Amatosuk Hills, Amatusak Hills, and Amooktoosuk Hills. [7]
The inland area is known for hunting, fishing, and fur trapping. [8] The Inupiat residents of Point Lay used the rivers as navigational points, but only during bad weather. [9] The Kukpowruk River is used as a reference point to the trapping regions when the coastal area is impassable during bad weather. [9]
69°07′N 162°56′W / 69.117°N 162.933°W