WayfarrowKuk
Ghost town · North Slope County, Alaska
Kuk is a ghost town in North Slope County, Alaska. It is one of 18 former communities in North Slope County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kuk as a historical populated place on the Wainwright C-2 SW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 70.6000° N, 160.1167° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Wainwright C-2 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 ft |
| Nearest living town | Wainwright, AK |
| Distance to it | 5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1895245 |
| Coordinates | 70.60000, -160.11667 |
What's there now
Kuk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wainwright, AK (population 612), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 12 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Kilimantavighost town · North Slope County · 10.8 mi
- Sidarughost town · North Slope County · 13.3 mi
- Mitliktavikghost town · North Slope County · 17.2 mi
- Pingasagrukghost town · North Slope County · 30.2 mi
- Charnrokruitghost town · North Slope County · 37.8 mi
Questions
Where is Kuk?
Kuk is in North Slope County, Alaska, at 70.6000, -160.1167.
How many ghost towns are in North Slope County?
North Slope County, Alaska has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.