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The Kuskokwim Mountains is a range of mountains in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States,[2] west of the Alaska Range and southeast of the Yukon River. The Kuskokwim Mountains begin in the interior west of Fairbanks. The mountain range extend from Canyon Creek and Chikuminuk Lake in the southwest over a distance of about 400 km (250 mi) long to the Tanana River in the northeast and reach a width of up to 80 km (50 mi).

Kuskokwim Mountains
Nowitna River in Kuskokwim Mountains.
Highest point
Peak	Dillingham High Point
Elevation	5,250 ft (1,600 m)[1]
Coordinates	60°06′57″N 159°19′27″W[1]
Geography
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Range coordinates	63°00′00″N 156°30′00″W
Borders on	Pacific Coast Ranges

The southeast flank of the Kuskokwim Mountains borders the rivers Kantishna, Kuskokwim, Holitna and Kogrukluk. In the northwest lie the Kaiyuh, Russian and Kilbuck Mountains as well as the rivers Innoko, Dishna and Iditarod.

The range takes its name from the Kuskokwim River, which flows through the mountains,[2] as well as Aniak and Nowitna rivers.

Reported and defined in 1898 by Josiah Edward Spurr of the USGS. Spurr applied the name "Tanana Hills" to the low mountains at the northeast end of what are now the Kuskokwim Mountains.[2]

Sub-ranges

• Ahklun Mountains
• Eek Mountains[3]
• Wood River Mountains[4]
• Russian Mountains[5]
• Kilbuck Mountains[6]

References

External links

• Media related to Kuskokwim Mountains at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Kuskokwim Mountains

Die Kuskokwim Mountains sind ein nach dem Kuskokwim River benannter Gebirgszug der nördlichen Intermontane Plateaus im Südwesten Alaskas, westlich der Alaskakette. Sie erstrecken sich vom Canyon Creek und dem Chikuminuk Lake im Südwesten über eine Länge von etwa 400 km bis zum Tanana River im Nordosten und erreichen eine Breite von bis zu 80 km.

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- [en] Kuskokwim Mountains

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[fr] Montagnes Kuskokwim

Les montagnes Kuskokwim sont une chaîne de montagnes située en Alaska aux États-Unis, dans la région de recensement de Yukon-Koyukuk, à l'ouest de la chaîne d'Alaska, au sud-ouest du fleuve Yukon. Cette chaîne de montagnes fait environ 400 kilomètres de long sur 80 kilomètres de large. Elle tient son nom du fleuve Kuskokwim qui la traverse.

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[ru] Кускокуим (горный хребет)

Кускокуим[2] или Кускоквим[3] (англ. Kuskokwim Mountains) — горный хребет на юго-западе Аляски.

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