City of White Mountain, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- White Mountain
- City of White Mountain
- Incorporated City
- population 151, on left bank of Fish River, 15 mi. NW of Golovin and 33 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
- 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.
- 64.681388964° 40' 53.0"N-163.4055556163° 24' 20.0"W
- Bluff 12.8 mi. SW
- Ikaligwigmiut 14.7 mi. SE
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 199
- 19 m
- 281672877
- Updated Apr 19, 2020