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Mount Bendeleben

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 10' 30" N,
164 ° 5' 35.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

White Mountain

Elevation

3494 ft (1064.97 m)

Mount Bendeleben in Detail.

About

in Bendeleben Mts., 37 mi. SW of Inuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Named in 1866 by members of the Western Union Telegraph exploring expedition for the leader of the expedition, Baron Otto von Bendeleben. A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported in 1921 the native name as "Ahneyiyuk," meaning "looks like a big one."