Information About

Ear Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ear Mountain on The Map

Location

65 ° 55' 18.998" N,
166 ° 14' 47" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

2264 ft (690.07 m)

Ear Mountain in Detail.

About

consisting of Ears Peak, East Peak, and West Peak, 13 mi. SW of Shishmaref Inlet and 46 mi. N of Teller, Seward Penin High.

History

Named for The Ears, the two granite pinnacles at the summit of Ears Peak. Shown as "Ears" by Captain Beechey (1831, map facing p. 328), Royal Navy (RN), and as "Ear Mountain" by Collier (1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See the Ears.