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
HistoryNamed 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.
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,