Alaska Gazetteer
Sunset Pass is a physical feature (gap) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sunset Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| Description: | In the Sadlerochit Mountains, at the head of Itkilyariak Creek, 22 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, 5 mi SE of Munt Weller, Brooks Range. |
| History: | "Probably named by S. J. Marsh, prospector, who in 1903 wrote, ""At Sunset Pass, a low gap through the Franklin Mountains, leading from the head of Ooselik (Itkilyariak) Creek to the head of Barter (Sadlerochit) River...."" (Brooks, 1906, p. 261)." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.5869445801 |
| Longitude: | -144.756103516 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sunset Pass: Sunset Pass.
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