White Mountains (Alaska)
The White Mountains is a 71-mile (115 km) mountain range in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies between Beaver Creek and , and was named by prospectors for its composition of white limestone. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 3,176 feet (968 m). Some of the range is located in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, a 1-million-acre (4,000 km2) wilderness just 30 miles (48 km) north of Fairbanks. The White Mountains and Ray Mountains together constitute the , an area of low mountain ranges and high ground in Interior Alaska.
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Coordinates: 65°31′53″N 147°32′36″W / 65.53139°N 147.54333°W
Categories:
- Landforms of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
- Mountain ranges of Alaska
- Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska geography stubs