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Kigluaik Mountains

Kigluaik Mountains

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2421 ft (737.92 m)
About

trends E-W 40 mi., 30 mi. N of Nome; Seward Peninsula High.

History of Kigluaik Mountains

Eskimo name reported in 1927 by Captain F. W. Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), as "Kig-low-aie." by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blackeslee showed "Sawtooth Range," the name probably used by early prospectors.