Information About

Koyukuk Mountain

Koyukuk Mountain

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 801 ft (244.14 m)
About

on right bank of Yukon River, 3 mi. N of Koyukuk and 19 mi. NE of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.

History of Koyukuk Mountain

Name obtained in 1869 from the Russians by Captain C. W. Raymond, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and written "Koyukuk Sopka" by him. A. V. Zane, U.S. Navy (USN), of Lieutenant G. M. Stoney's expediton gave in 1886 the Koyukan Indian name as "Be-ne-le-rah-cher," meaning "big mountain."