Information About

Kutmiut

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kutmiut on The Map

Location

61 ° 51' 0" N,
165 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Chevak

Kutmiut in Detail.

About

site of Eskimo village, on left bank of Kun River, 2.7 mi. east of village of Scammon Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

This name is first mentioned by W. H. Dall (1870, p. 275) who wrote, "Ten miles from the mouth (of the Kun) is a native settlement, known as Kuttenmut." The people at Scammon Bay told Orth, in 1965, the name means "people of the Kun," and the name is sometimes used locally for the village of Scammon Bay.

Topo Maps

Hooper Bay (1951), Hooper Bay D-2 (1952), Hooper Bay D-2 (1952), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953),
Places Near Kutmiut
Mountains:

Castle Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Igiayarok Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Askinuk Mountains,

Rivers:

Chelunginik River, Ear River, Kikneak River, Komoiarak Slough, Kun River, Kuttak River, Kwecharak River, Tungpuk River,

Cities:

Igiayarok, Kutmiut, Scammon Bay,