Information About

Sturgeon Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 23' 10" N,
163 ° 6' 20.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Golovin

Elevation

1883 ft (573.94 m)

Sturgeon Ridge in Detail.

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

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."

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,