Deadhorse Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
human settlement in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States of America
About Deadhorse
Like the Dalton Highway, Deadhorse exists to support oil operations in Prudhoe Bay. While the official population is 25, the town boasts a non-permanent population of 2,000-3,000 employees of the various oil operations. Like Coldfoot and the camp at Mile 60, the facilities for visitors are the same as those built to house construction workers for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. All facilities are simple, prefabricated buildings which were brought to Deadhorse on barge or via the Dalton. Commodities, having to be shipped great distances, are expensive. The settlement dates to the 1967 discovery of the Prudhoe Bay oil field. While the origin of the town'snameis unclear, the most common theory is that it refers to the original airfield runway, which was built with gravel hauled by trucking compan
Where to Stay in Deadhorse
- 🏨Arctic Oilfield Hotel
- 🏨Prudhoe Bay Motel
- 🏨The Aurora Hotel
Deadhorse Travel Guide Sections
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