Information About

White Mountains

Quick Facts

Open in The Map White Mountains on The Map

Location

65 ° 31' 53" N,
147 ° 32' 35.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fox

Mountains

Lime Peak,

Elevation

3205 ft (976.88 m)

White Mountains in Detail.

About

trend ENE bounded on the SW and NW by Beaver Creek and on the NE by Preacher Creek, 60 mi. W of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Descriptive name given by prospectors; reported in 1903 by Prindle (1905, p.74), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because they are composed of white limestone (Brooks and others, 1906, p 130).

Topo Maps

Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood (1945), Livengood C-2 (1951), Livengood C-2 (1951), Livengood C-2 (1951), Livengood (1951), Livengood (1951), Livengood C-2 (1954), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood (1956), Livengood C-2 SE (2017),
Places Near White Mountains
Islands:

Seal Island,

Mountain Passes:

Windy Gap,

Mountain Ranges:

White Mountains,

Streams:

Big Brook Creek, Brigham Creek, Colorado Creek, Cripple Creek, Fossil Creek, Lost Horizon Creek, Montana Creek, Trail Creek, Wickersham Creek,

Routes:

Fossil Creek Trail,

Valleys:

Brachipod Gulch, Limestone Gulch, Limestone Gulch,