Howard Pass an Extreme, Inviting Place
![Photo by Ken Hill, National Park Service A National Park Service climate-observing station sits on a hill in Howard Pass, a broad crossing of the Brooks Range between Alaska’s North Slope and the Noatak River drainage. Howard Pass an Extreme, Inviting Place](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2020-04-12.jpg)
Howard Pass, a rock-stubbled tundra plateau in the western Brooks Range, is one of the lowest points in the mountains that arc across northern Alaska. It is a broad gateway between the great drainages of the Colville and Noatak rivers. Scientists who have visited the lonely spot say Howard Pass is noteworthy for two […]