Official Name: | Sagwon |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Alaska |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alaska |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
Subdivision Name2: | North Slope |
Leader Title: | Borough mayor |
Leader Name: | Harry K. Brower, Jr. |
Leader Title1: | State senator |
Leader Name1: | Donny Olson (D) |
Leader Title2: | State rep. |
Leader Name2: | Dean Westlake (D) |
Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
Utc Offset: | -9 |
Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
Elevation Ft: | 675 |
Coordinates: | 69.3667°N -148.7°W |
Area Code: | 907 |
Sagwon is a small unincorporated community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. It is above the Arctic Circle. It is known for the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site which was discovered during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.