Information About

Olngooseenuk Mountain

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Location

63 ° 33' 29.999" N,
171 ° 19' 30" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Parent

Poovoot Range

Elevation

1004 ft (306.02 m)

Olngooseenuk Mountain in Detail.

About

In the Poovoot Range on Saint Lawrence Island, 32 km (20 mi) SE of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF). According to Orth, 1965, the name is best rendered "otnosirnak"; sirnak means "walrus stomach."

Topo Maps

St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948),

Places Near Olngooseenuk Mountain

Bars:

Pungokosit Spit,

Bays:

Makingiyeek Bay,

Capes:

Powooiliak Point, Taphook Point,

Cliffs:

Niyghakpak Cliff,

Flats:

Putgut Plateau,

Hills:

Mugum Peak, Oongayuk Hill, Yaghmelngak Mountain,

Lakes:

Niyrakpak Lagoon,

Locales:

Sitta,

Mountains:

Olngooseenuk Mountain, Taphook Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Kiwook Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Poovoot Range,

Rivers:

Ikalooksik River, Kangeakhok River,

Streams:

Akfayegak Creek, Kewagek Creek, Ohlegek Creek,