Information About

Mount Schwatka

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 53' 6" N,
147 ° 14' 55" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

North Pole

Elevation

4091 ft (1246.94 m)

Mount Schwatka in Detail.

About

45 mi. NE of Livengood, Yukon=Tanana High.

History

Named in 1902 by Lieutenant Hjalmar Erickson, USA for Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, USA, who explored the Yukon in 1883. Erickson also reported that the Indinas called it "Mkleetokumenah," "which means 'mountain with lake on top.'""

Places Near Mount Schwatka
Lakes:

Little Beaver Lake, Muddy Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Schwatka,

Streams:

Bull Creek, Sheep Creek, Willow Creek,