Information About

Boreal Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 49' 40.001" N,
150 ° 46' 49.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Wiseman

Parent

Brooks Range

Elevation

6375 ft (1943.1 m)

Boreal Mountain in Detail.

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About

one of Gates of the Arctic, on E bank of North Fork Koyukuk River, 35 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range;

History

Named in 1924 by Marshall (1956, p. 12) who wrote, "Close at hand * * * was a precipitous pair of mountains, one on each side of the North Fork. I bestowed the name of 'Gates of the Arctic' on them, christening the east portal 'Boreal Mountain' and the west portal 'Frigid Crags.'"

Topo Maps

Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman (1956), Wiseman D-2 (1971), Wiseman D-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Boreal Mountain

Lakes:

Marshall Lake,

Mountains:

Blackface Mountain, Boreal Mountain, Mount Doonerak, Frigid Crags, Hanging Glacier Mountain, Inclined Mountain, Katiktak Mountain, Midnight Mountain, Moving Mountain, North Peak, Redstar Mountain, Slatepile Mountain, Twoprong Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Gates of the Arctic, Holmes Pass,

Streams:

Bombardment Creek, Ernie Creek, Fishless Creek, Irish Creek, Jumbo Creek, Kachwona Creek, Pyramid Creek, Saint Patricks Creek, Shushalluk Creek, Tributary Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Valley of Precipices, Valley of Precipices,