Alaska whitewater - Atigun/Sagavanirktok, Brooks Range, North Slope Borough Borough

North Slope Borough county, Dalton Highway Bridge to Slope Mt. Road Camp section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III-IV     36 miles
  Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Alaska is often tougher than elsewhere, so don't forget that quite a few of the sections here are not easy. The Dalton Highway Bridge to Slope Mt. Road Camp section of Atigun/Sagavanirktok is 36 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-IV section. The wonderful Alaska scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Atigun/Sagavanirktok are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. Getting a good workout and spending some quality time in nature are sure to keep you coming back for more.
    The beauty of the Brooks Range is a great plus for this river. The campgrounds here at Atigun/Sagavanirktok are pretty good. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. Atigun/Sagavanirktok doesn't have a lot of paddling
sections, the Dalton Highway Bridge to Slope Mt. Road Camp section is the only one. A stretch this long is of course too much for a one day trip, so it looks like you will be camping out.

Briefly about the general area:
It is very dried up here at Atigun/Sagavanirktok commonly; August is the month that gets the most rain, and April is the month with the least moisture. Really magnificent skiing awaits you at Moose Mountain.
For the period of the days of summer at Atigun/Sagavanirktok highs are commonly in the 60's. Once the sun is down it
 
descends down to the 40's. Throughout the wintertime highs are generally in the-10's, and winter nights come with lows in the-30's to Atigun/Sagavanirktok.

Atigun/Sagavanirktok, Dalton Highway Bridge to Slope Mt. Road Camp road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-IV
Length: 36 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 68.26
Longitude: -149.21001

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 69.01999
Longitude: -148.45

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Current weather conditions at Atigun/Sagavanirktok, Brooks Range, Alaska
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Local climate location: CHANDALAR LAKE 49 miles away


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