Information About

Kinegnak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kinegnak on The Map

Location

58 ° 49' 52" N,
161 ° 39' 43.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Kinegnak in Detail.

About

population 20, 1 mi. N of Chagvan Bay at junction of Kinegnak River and Kookukluk Creek and 28 mi. NE of Cape Newenham; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

this village may have been established by Eskimos from the old village called "Kinegnak" near Cape Newenham. in 1938 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); the name was published by Mertie (1940, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island D-5 (1950), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island D-5 (1954), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),
Places Near Kinegnak
Cities:

Tzahavak,

Bays:

Chagvan Bay,

Capes:

South Spit,

Cities:

Platinum,

Cliffs:

Flat Cape,

Hills:

Dome, Dome Hill,

Mountains:

Chagvan Mountain, Crater Hill, Kemuk Mountain, Knight Mountain, Pyramid Mountain, Red Mountain, Slug Mountain, Susie Mountain, Thorsen Mountain, Tokomarik Mountain,

Pillars:

Pinnacle Rock,

Rivers:

Kinegnak River, North Fork Slug River, Salmon River, Salmon River, Slug River, Smalls River, Unaluk River,

Streams:

Anita Creek, Boulder Creek, Camp Creek, Case Creek, Clara Creek, Cleare Bower, Clere Bower, Dome Creek, Dowry Creek, Fog Creek, Happy Creek, Jean Creek, Kookukluk Creek, Kookukluk Creek, Last Chance Creek, Last Chance Creek, McCann Creek, Medicine Creek, Nichlson Creek, Platinum Creek, Quartz Creek, Sasseen Creek, Seattle Creek, Shaw Creek, Squirrel Creek, Susie Creek, Tundra Creek, Wind Creek,

Valleys:

Dry Gulch, Fox Gulch, Snow Gulch,

Cities:

Goodnews Mining Camp, Kinegnak,