The Wind River is a tributary of the East Fork Chandalar River in the U.S. state of Alaska. It arises in the Philip Smith Mountains of the Brooks Range and flows into the East Fork and eventually into the Yukon River. Wind River is a National Wild and Scenic River. The main stem, headwaters, and an unnamed tributary— of streams in total—were designated "wild" in 1980. All lie within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. See also List of rivers of Alaska References Rivers of North Slope Borough, Alaska Rivers of Alaska Rivers of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Tributaries of the Yukon River Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States