Sagwon, Alaska
Sagwon | |
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Bluffs on the opposite side of Sagwon | |
Sagwon Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 69°22′0″N 148°42′0″W / 69.36667°N 148.70000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Harry K. Brower, Jr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Elevation | 675 ft (206 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
Sagwon (short for Sag No. 1, see below) is a location 65 miles south of Deadhorse in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States named after a now-vanished airline operating base built there in the 1960s to support oil exploration and subsequent construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. It is above the Arctic Circle. It is known for the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site which was discovered during the construction of the pipeline.