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Exploring Arctic and Western Alaska

Most visitors venture north of the Arctic Circle to
experience the region’s fierce, desolate beauty. Of the
three major towns, historical Nome has roads leading
into spectacular country, Barrow is the largest Inupiat
community in Alaska, and commercial Kotzebue is a
gateway to four remote national parks. The rewarding
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of America’s last
true wilder nesses and Prudhoe Bay displays the harsh
con ditions involved in Arctic oil extraction. Gambell
and Nome are world-renowned bird-watching venues,
and the Kobuk, Noatak, John, Kongukut, and Hulahula
Rivers provide excellent kayaking, rafting, fishing, and Kayaking on Walker Lake in
access to wildlife habitat. the Brooks Range
Sights at a Glance National and State Parks
Towns and Cities 3 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
2 Prudhoe Bay 4 Gates of the Arctic National Park BARROW
5 Barrow 7 Kobuk Valley National Park Peard Beaufort
6 Kotzebue 8 Noatak National Preserve Bay Meade Smith Bay Sea
0 Nome 9 Cape Krusenstern National Wainwright Harrison
w Gambell Monument Bay Prudhoe
Bay
q Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Atqasak Ikpikpuk Teshekpuk PRUDHOE BAY Camden Kaktovik
Tour Lake Deadhorse Bay
Point Lay
1 Dalton Highway Tour pp222–3 Utukok Hulahula
Kukpowruk Kokolik Kuparuk Sagavanirktok 8,989 ft Mount Michelson
Mount Chamberlin
8,826 ft
Wevok Awuna Colville Itkilik Kongakut
Point Hope B r o o k s Chandler ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
NOATAK NATIONAL R a n g e Sheenjek
PRESERVE
Kukpuk
GATES OF THE ARCTIC
NATIONAL PARK
Chukchi Kivalina Noatak Tututalak Anaktuvuk Philip Smith Mt Arctic Village Spike Mountain
Mountain
Sea Noatak 4,460 ft Pass Atigun Pass 3,725 ft
4,735 ft
KOBUK VALLEY
CAPE KRUSENSTERN NATIONAL PARK Mount Igikpak E n d i c o t t M t Chandalar Coleen
NATIONAL MONUMENT 8,482 ft Wiseman
Kotzebue KOTZEBUE Ambler John Venetie Christian t s Porcupine
Sound Kiana Kobuk Coldfoot a
Fort Yukon
Shishmaref Goodhope Selawik Kobuk Bettles Y u k o n F l Chalkyitsik
Bay Allakaket Hodzana
BERING LAND BRIDGE Selawik Arctic Circle Koyukuk Yukon
Wales NATIONAL PRESERVE Kiwalik Lake Hogatza
Buckland Hughes
Kougarok DALTON HWY
Port Teller Kuzitrin Tagagawik Huslia TOUR Fairbanks
Atigun River flowing along the Dalton Highway Clarence Koyuk Wolf Mountain
Council 4,960 ft
Koyuk s Koyukuk
Bering NOME Solomon Elim l l Galena Kokrines
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GAMBELL Strait Norton H Nulato Ruby
Savoonga Bay Shaktoolik

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St. Lawrence Island Norton Sound t Kaltag Kaiyuh Mountains
Camp Kulowiye Unalakleet a
l Poorman Lake
Stebbins Minchumina
Pastol Bay N u Yukon
Key Bering Sea Kotlik Anvik
Emmonak Ophir Medfra
Minor road Grayling
Sheldon Point
International border Yukon
Peak
Pass
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p245 and p255
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