Information About

Asses Ears

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Deering

Elevation:

1824 ft (555.96 m)

About

extend 200 feet above bench, 2 mi. SE of Black Butte and 8 mi. N of Imuruk Lake; Seward Peninsula High.

History of Asses Ears

so named August 11, 1816, by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue (1821, p. 223), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), because "its summit is in the form of two asses' ears" (Baker, 1906, p. 107). Moffit (1905, pl. 5 and p. 27-28), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben C-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Asses Ears

Bays:

Granite Bay, Salix Bay,

Islands:

Gull Islands,

Lakes:

Lake Cloud, Imuruk Lake,

Mountains:

Asses Ears, Black Butte, Camille Cone, Crossfox Butte, Mount Foster, Kettle Dome, Rhododendron Cone, Skeleton Butte, Virginia Butte,

Pillars:

Twincairn Cone,

Ridges:

Nimrod Hill,

Rivers:

Pinnell River,

Streams:

American Creek, Arizona Creek, Collins Creek, Cunningham Creek, Eureka Creek, Fink Creek, Hannum Creek, June Creek, Magnet Creek, Milroy Creek, Nelson Creek, Old Glory Creek, Perry Creek, West Creek,

Valleys:

Eureka Gulch, Logan Gulch, Snow Gulch,

Cities:

Fink Creek,