2024 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field station location data and sample descriptions: Anaktuvuk Pass region, North Slope, Alaska

2024 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field station location data and sample descriptions: Anaktuvuk Pass region, North Slope, Alaska, Raw Data File 2026-7, report presents field station locations, observations, sediment sample descriptions, grain-size analyses, and links to field station and sample photographs collected in June and July 2024 across an approximately 24,479 km2 area in the Umiat, Sagavanirktok, Killik River, Chandler Lake, and Phillip Smith Mountains 1:250,000-scale quadrangles near Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. Geologists from the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), supported by ASRC Consulting & Environmental Services, LLC (ACES), documented the character and distribution of surficial deposits, sedimentary facies, and geomorphic features to better understand glacial, fluvial, and periglacial processes shaping the region. Field crews collected sediment samples to investigate landforms and the distribution of rock and sediment in the shallow subsurface. Because information on local construction material resources is limited, these field observations provide useful insights into the distribution and characteristics of surface materials for community planning and land management decisions. This work was completed in support of a sand and gravel resource assessment for the Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project. These data are provided as a Raw Data File under an open end-user license and are available on the DGGS website: http://doi.org/10.14509/32060.

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Organization: State of Alaska