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Poovookpuk Mountain

Poovookpuk Mountain

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
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Elevation:
  • 1516 ft (462.08 m)
About

Trends N-S, 5 mi N of Boxer Bay, in the SW part of Saint Lawrence Island, and forms the sourthern extremity of the Poovoot Range.

History of Poovookpuk Mountain

Eskimo name, meaning big Puvut (Puvutpak), reported in 1932 by O.W. Geist, University of Alaska.