Information About

Beluga Hill

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 6' 45" N,
161 ° 45' 0" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

548 ft (167.03 m)

Beluga Hill in Detail.

About

on N shore of Goodnews Bay, 6 mi. W of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Local name published in 1911 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart T-3227. The Eskimo name of the hill is reported to be "Awizrayak," meaning "place to get away," where "soldiers got away from enemy."