Description
Hunt River is located heads at 674000N, 1584800W, flows S for 43 miles to Kobuk River, 45 mi. NW of Shungnak, Brooks Range. 43 miles long.
History
Named by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885, probably for one of his party. He recorded the Eskimo name as "Kon-gon-wik."