Information About

Olngooseenuk Mountain

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Gambell

Parent:

Poovoot Range

Elevation:

1004 ft (306.02 m)

About

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

History of Olngooseenuk Mountain

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."

Found on the following 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,