Information About

Terra Cotta Mountains

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Terra Cotta Mountains on The Map

Location

62 ° 4' 59.999" N,
153 ° 25' 59.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Nikolai

Elevation

4363 ft (1329.84 m)

Terra Cotta Mountains in Detail.

About

extends N from Fish Creek, between South Fork Kuskokwim and Post Rivers, 80 mi. SE of McGrath, Alaska Range

History

So named in 1898 by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of "their superb and peculiar coloring."