Information About

Mertie Mountains

Quick Facts

Region:

Nearest City:

Chicken

Elevation:

758 ft (231.04 m)

About

Extends NE from the Tanana River to the Yukon River, and E, 22.5 km (14 mi) SSE of Eagle. NE end 651800N1420000W, SE end 635600N1435300W

History of Mertie Mountains

Named for John Beaver Mertie (1888-1980), geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1908 to 1958, who did pioneering geologic studies in Alaska for over 40 years, with a major portion of the studies pertaining to the area of these mountains.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956),

Places Near Mertie Mountains

Bars:

Nation Reef,

Islands:

Rock of Ages,

Mountain Ranges:

Mertie Mountains,

Streams:

Bull Creek, Butte Creek, Crowley Creek, Dewey Creek, Easy Moose Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Glenn Creek, Keenan Creek, Logan Creek, Michigan Creek, Ruby Creek, Schley Creek,

Valleys:

Eight Gulch, Independence Gulch, Johnson Gorge, Lucky Gulch, Owl Gulch, Seven Gulch, Seventeen Gulch, Ten Gulch, Thirteen Gulch, Union Gulch,