Information About

Mosquito Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 16' 59.999" N,
158 ° 37' 0.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Aleknagik

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Mosquito Point in Detail.

About

Incomplete record. N of Aleknagik, at SE end of Lake aleknagik, 18 mi. N of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

This was originally an Eskimo village called "I-gi-ahk", recorded on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). The local name "Mosquito Point" was reported in 1937 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published by Mertie (1938, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1937 this village consisted of 40 white people. A territorial school was there. It is no longer permanently occupied.

Topo Maps

Dillingham (1951), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham B-7 (1954), Dillingham B-7 (1954), Dillingham B-7 (1954),
Places Near Mosquito Point
Bays:

Mud Bay, River Bay,

Cities:

Aleknagik,

Islands:

Sheep Island,

Lakes:

Lake Aleknagik,

Locales:

Vukhduli,

Mountains:

Mable Mountain, Marsh Mountain, Table Mountain,

Ridges:

Bumyok Ridge,

Rivers:

Muklung River,

Streams:

Allah Creek, Arcana Creek, Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Belt Creek, Dam Creek, Fenno Creek, Happy Creek, Ice Creek, Pike Creek, Silver Salmon Creek, Stovall Creek, Teal Creek, Yako Creek,

Cities:

Anugnak, Mosquito Point, Wood River,