York Mountains
| York Mountains | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,887 feet (575 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 65°29′40″N 167°14′16″W / 65.4944444°N 167.2377778°W, 65°30′35″N 167°17′33″W / 65.5097222°N 167.2925000°W, 65°30′47″N 167°30′13″W / 65.5130556°N 167.5036111°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  York Mountains Location of York Mountains within Alaska  York Mountains York Mountains (Arctic) | |
| Location | Nome Census Area, Alaska, U.S. |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Teller B-5 NE, Teller C-5 SW, Teller C-6 SE |
York Mountains are located on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. They extend inland from the Bering Sea to the rocky cape of the same name. On the seaward sides, the streams have incised canyon-like valleys. Eastward, the York Mountains are extended by the highlands lying north of Port Clarence. Their western flanks fall off rather abruptly to the York PIateau. The general aspect of these mountains is rugged.[2] The York Mountains and several other highland masses form isolated groups in the northern half of the peninsula, while in the southern half of the peninsula, the Kigluaik, Bendeleben, and Darby mountains form a broken range along a crescentic axis.[3]
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U.S. Geological Survey's "Reconnaissances in the Cape Nome and Norton Bay regions, Alaska, in 1900" (1901)- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: United States. Congress' "Congressional edition" (1908)
- ^ a b "York Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Geological Survey (U.S.); Alfred Hulse Brooks; Arthur James Collier; Walter Curran Mendenhall; George Burr Richardson (1901). Reconnaissances in the Cape Nome and Norton Bay regions, Alaska, in 1900. Government Printing Office. pp. 52–. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ United States. Congress (1908). Congressional edition (Public domain ed.). U.S. G.P.O. pp. 42–. Retrieved 30 March 2013.