Information About

Igloo Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 46' 0.001" N,
162 ° 52' 57" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

2612 ft (796.14 m)

Igloo Mountain in Detail.

About

in DeLong Mts., E of Raven Basin and Kukpowruk River, 28 mi. NE of Mount Kelly, Brooks Range

History

Named by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and shown on a 1926 fieldsheet by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). According to Smith's notes the Eskimo call this hill Umiak, "large boat." The reason for changing the name is not clear (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 53).

Topo Maps

De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains D-2 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains D-2 SE (2015),

Places Near Igloo Mountain

Mountains:

Igloo Mountain, Tingmerkpuk Mountain,

Streams:

Surprise Creek,