Information About

Sturgeon Ridge

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Golovin

Elevation:

1883 ft (573.94 m)

About

1.5 mi ENE of the end of Kuzitrin Lake, 4.5 mi NE of Mount Boyan, 13 mi. S of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.

History of Sturgeon Ridge

Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins; so named by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party because "the hill bears a series of rock monuments along the crest-line so that its profile suggests the spiny back of a sturgeon."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bendeleben B-3 (1950), Bendeleben B-3 (1950), Bendeleben B-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Sturgeon Ridge

Craters:

Twin Calderas,

Islands:

Gull Islands,

Lakes:

Erich Lake, Imuruk Lake, Joan Lake, Kuzitrin Lake, Omiaktalik Lake, Sandy Lake,

Mountains:

Blueberry Dome, Mount Boyan, Cygnus Cone, Gosling Cone, Grus Cone, Kettle Dome, Lost Jim Cone, Rhododendron Cone, Sturgeon Ridge,

Streams:

Caviar Creek, Salix Creek,