City of White Mountain, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of White Mountain

• Name:
  White Mountain
• Official Name:
  City of White Mountain
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 151, on left bank of Fish River, 15 mi. NW of Golovin and 33 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
• History (GNIS):
  Established in 1899 when C. D. Lane put up a large warehouse as headquarters for the supplies he intended to use on his numerous gold claims i n the Council district (North American Transportation and Trading Company, 1900, p 25). The name was derived from the mountain on its north side. Colby (1939, p. 363) referred to this as a fishing villaage with a population of 205 . A post office was established in 1932 and continues today (Ricks, 1965, p. 70-71). The population was 198 in 1920; 205 in 1930; 199 in 1939; 129 in 1950; and 151 in 1960, of whom 119 were Eskimo. See Ekathlimute.
• Surveys:
  Township 9 South, Range 24 West, Kateel River Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:64.681388964° 40' 53.0"N

  Longitude:-163.4055556163° 24' 20.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Bluff 12.8 mi. SW
  • Ikaligwigmiut 14.7 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  199
• Elevation:
  19 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  281672877
• Updated Apr 19, 2020