Information About

Jade Mountains

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 14' 30.001" N,
158 ° 2' 24" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Ambler

Parent

Baird Mountains

Elevation

2897 ft (883.01 m)

Jade Mountains in Detail.

About

at SE end of Baird Mts., extend NW-SE 33 mi. NW of Shungnak, Brooks Range. 11 miles long.

History

This name is mentioned by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, p. 56), U.S. Navy (USN), who probably named this feature on his visit there in 1884 when he obtained samples of jade for the Smithsonian Institution. Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), called it "Ashiganok", meaning "green-stone mountain," in 1884 (Healy, 1886, p. 57). "Ashiganok" is the same as the Eskimo name "Shungnak."

Topo Maps

Ambler River A-5 (1955), Ambler River A-5 (1955), Ambler River A-5 (1955), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1964), Ambler River A-5 NE (2015),
Places Near Jade Mountains
Cities:

Ambler,

Mountain Ranges:

Jade Mountains,

Rivers:

Ambler River,

Streams:

Jade Creek, Kanearok Creek, Kopshesut Creek, Mishuk Creek, Omaluruk Creek,