Gossan Ridge – Ridge in Nome, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1413077

Location

State Alaska

County Nome

Feature Class Ridge

Coordinates

DMS

65°25'45"N 161°20'48"W

Decimal Degrees

65.4291316, -161.3465488

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Candle B-5 NW

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Haycock

16.0 mi SSE

Hydrography

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Description

38 mi SE of Candle; Seward Peninsula Low.

History

Name derived from the gossans that are found on the ridge.

Nearby Features

Granite Mountain Summit · 3.3 mi E
Granite Creek Stream · 5.2 mi SSE
Wilson Creek Stream · 5.5 mi W
Bear Mountain Summit · 7.3 mi SSW
Spring Creek Stream · 7.4 mi SSE
Weather Ridge Ridge · 8.1 mi NNW
Dog Creek Stream · 8.2 mi SSE
Deer Creek Stream · 8.6 mi N
Doc Creek Stream · 9.1 mi SSE
Bob Creek Stream · 9.3 mi NW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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