Information About

Ketok Mountain

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ketok Mountain on The Map

Location

59 ° 50' 12.998" N,
157 ° 18' 19.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

New Stuyahok

Parent

Kilbuck Mountains

Elevation

1591 ft (484.94 m)

Ketok Mountain in Detail.

About

42 mi. E of Agenuk Mtn. and 72 mi. NE of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Eskimo name obtained in 1931 by Gerald Fitzgerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The full Eskimo name of this mountain, obtained from F. W. Waskey, a local prospector, is "Ketokecheegilinguk," which reportedly means "the mountain we can not go around." The abbreviated name was published by Mertie (1938b, p. 12 and pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Dillingham (1951), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham D-4 (1954),
Places Near Ketok Mountain
Cities:

Akokpak,

Mountains:

Ketok Mountain, Sleitat Mountain,

Rivers:

Mulchatna River, Nuyakuk River,

Streams:

Cranberry Creek, Harris Creek, Klutuspak Creek, Napotoli Creek,

Cities:

Koliganek,