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  White Mountain, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
White Mountain is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.
White Mountain is the only village on the Seward Peninsula located inland, not on the ocean.
White Mountain is served by the Bering Strait School District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_Mountain,_Alaska   (604 words)

  
 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl--The Game
White Mountain students were among 41 students from high schools across the state to go head-to-head in a science knowledge quiz game, research presentation and art show.
White Mountain's first place win in the research presentation and fourth place standing in the knowledge quiz was all they needed for a second place overall victory.
White Mountain students sacrificed the chance to watch their home basketball team compete in a regional tournament, and they had trouble raising enough money to travel to Seward.
seagrant.uaf.edu /nosb/2000/game00.html   (1174 words)

  
 Pastor Responds to 'Sub-Zero' Alaskan Call - Evangelical Covenant Church
WHITE MOUNTAIN, AK (November 5, 2003) - A small Alaskan Covenant congregation is thankful that one pastor heeded the call to the sub-zero climate of northern Alaska.
White Mountain is a predominantly Native American village of 220 people located in a Western Alaska mountain area near the Bering Sea.
The Alaskan Native Service built an industrial boarding school at White Mountain in 1928 and a children's home was opened in 1954 and operated for many years with help from Covenanters Julius and Louise Matson, A.V. and Dorothy Brodin, and Kenneth Anderson, according to ECCAK records.
www.covchurch.org /cov/news/item3331.html   (1194 words)

  
 The History of White Mountain, Alaska - ExploreNorth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The History of White Mountain, Alaska - ExploreNorth
White Mountain is located on the west bank of the Fish River, near the head of Golovnin Lagoon, on the Seward Peninsula.
White Mountain grew after the influx of prospectors during the gold rush of 1900.
www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/alaska/bl-WhiteMtn.htm   (157 words)

  
 Location & General Info of WMO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
White Mountain, Alaska is located on the north bank of the Fish River in the Seward Peninsula highlands.
When there is enough snow in the winter many people drive their snowmachines to White Mountain for the many activities that go on.
White Mountain also has a post office and a health clinic to take care of basic medical needs.
www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us /culture_home/white_mountain/location.html   (323 words)

  
 White Mountain Backpacks - Origin of Name
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www.whitemountain.com.au /about_us/origin_of_name.html   (288 words)

  
 White Mountain City, AK - Information & Resources about City of White Mountain Alaska
White Mountain is a city located in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.
White Mountain is located at 64°40'51" North, 163°24'19" West (64.681111, -163.405278).
White Mountain is located in the Alaska Standard Time (Alaska ST) timezone, GMT-09:00.
www.eachtown.com /city_info.php/cityid/256   (125 words)

  
 White Mountain News
Bids for rebuilding the White Mountain school, which burnt down earlier this year, are about a million dollars more than the district has in hand.
The White Mountain High School was destroyed in a fire yesterday.
A fire destroyed a 71-year-old high school in White Mountain early this morning, leaving 32 students, a principal and three teachers in the Western Alaska village without computers, books or school records.
www.topix.net /city/white-mountain-ak   (653 words)

  
 White Mountains, Arizona Travel & Vacation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
We'll Leave the Light On The White Mountains along the Arizona - New Mexico border are the second highest range in the state.
Camping and fishing is plentiful in this high mountain area with several stocked lakes, and most years there is sufficient snow for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing at Sunrise Ski Area.
The White Mountains are 220 miles east of Phoenix and 250 miles north of Tucson.
www.go-arizona.com /white-mountains   (149 words)

  
 White Mountain Profile | White Mountain AK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
White Mountain, AK, population 203, is located in Alaska's Nome (CA) county, about 486.3 miles from Anchorage and 1,919.7 miles from Seattle.
Through the 90's White Mountain's population has grown by about 13%.
It is estimated that in recent years White Mountain's population has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
www.idcide.com /citydata/ak/white-mountain.htm   (55 words)

  
 High school student paper: Health of Salmon Populations in Fish River Drainages and Golovin Bay
White Mountain is a small village on the Seward Peninsula with a population of about two hundred (Figure 1).
All of the species of Pacific salmon are found in the vicinity of White Mountain.
In White Mountain, between the years of 1995 and 1998, the estimated total of sockeye salmon caught by subsistence fishermen is 85 (Alaska Department of Fish and Game Northwest Alaska Subsistence Salmon Harvests 1995-1998).
seagrant.uaf.edu /nosb/papers/2000/WhiteMt.html   (3210 words)

  
 Alaska White Mountain Goat Hunt, Hunts by Alaska Trophy Hunting
The Mountain Goat inhabits the spectacular Kenai Mountain Range along the rugged Coastline of the Kenai Peninsula.
These beautiful pure creamy white animals live among the lofty peaks and cliffs in the early Summer and Fall feeding on the grasses and sedges as they fatten up for the Winter months ahead.
In September, as the snows come to the high mountain peaks, Mountain Goats come down from higher altitudes onto their lower winter range where they are much easier to hunt.
www.alaskatrophyhunting.com /mountain_goat.shtml   (421 words)

  
 Find Churches in White Mountain Alaska - FlockFinder.com
Of course, not all churches in White Mountain Alaska have a youth service for all ages.
With FlockFinder, churches in White Mountain Alaska are able to specify the two top age groups that attend their youth ministry.
For people trying to decide which churches in White Mountain Alaska to visit, providing these types of details is vital to finding a good church home.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_alaska/white_mountain/churches_white_mountain_alaska.html   (583 words)

  
 Reindeer Herder Fights an Uphill Battle with Caribou, Alaska Science Forum
Gray, an Alaska Native, lives in White Mountain, Alaska, a village on the Fish River 77 miles northwest of Nome.
When caribou of the Seward Peninsula experienced a population crash in the 1800s, the area became prime ground for reindeer, which the Reverend Sheldon Jackson introduced to the area from Siberia in the late 1800s.
The market for reindeer meat was good, and Koreans and other Asians were paying from $30 to $50 per pound for powdered reindeer antler in velvet, which they used for medicinal purposes, such as a cure for sexual impotence.
www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF15/1537.html   (762 words)

  
 White Mountain School - White Mountain, Alaska - AK - school overview
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An opportunity for the principal at White Mountain School to speak about curriculum, special programs, activities, goals and more.
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www.greatschools.net /modperl/browse_school/ak/62   (195 words)

  
 Serum Run
For us it was a mission trip, for we knew of no better way to travel through the remote, interior Alaska, and hold services, make new contacts, renew previous contacts we had made in years past, and have the opportunity to develop new friendships with the expedition members we would be traveling with.
The village of White Mountain, Alaska, with Iditarod checkpoint on the river ice.
Colonel Vaughn and Rodger Rinker on the trail to Shaktoolik.
arcticoutreach.org /serumrunhome.html   (690 words)

  
 White Mountain, AK Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: White Mountain main page, Alaska, Alaska smaller cities, Alaska small towns, All US cities.
Median gross rent in White Mountain, AK in 2000: $300
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www.city-data.com /housing/houses-White-Mountain-Alaska.html   (372 words)

  
 Iditarod 2003
Anvik, Alaska, Stan's first checkpoint, turned out to be the southernmost point of the route--the "dead-end" or "cul-de-sac" of the Iditarod.
The White Mountain checkpoint (like many "every-year" race checkpoints) has a fairly stable crew of repeat volunteers.
Seventy-seven miles from the end of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, White Mountain is an Inuit village on the Fish River, not far off Norton Sound.
www.msu.edu /~heckers/Idit03.html   (458 words)

  
 BLM Alaska White Mountains National Recreation Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The White Mountains National Recreation Area is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to provide for multiple-use of public lands.
For those folks who want the taste of adventure and solitude, the White Mountains National Recreation Area is the place for you.
Most of the White Mountains National Recreation Area is open for the use of motorized vehicles during some part of the year.
www.blm.gov /ak/whitemountains/default.html   (579 words)

  
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 White Mountain, Alaska AK, city profile (Nome census area) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Alaska > All counties > Nome census area > White Mountain
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in White Mountain was $10,034, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in White Mountain, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $275.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=261928   (681 words)

  
 White Mountain Flight Advisory
The graphic depicts the routes that are flown by flight seeing commercial aircraft between Fairbanks and Fort Yukon and Fairbanks and the Arctic Circle, over the White Mountains.
Be sure your aircraft has the performance capability to operate in mountainous terrain.
Be sure to brush up on your mountain flying techniques before flying in the mountains.
www.alaska.faa.gov /at/notices/whitemtn.htm   (233 words)

  
 Daily Herald - King's dog team rests before last push to Nome
WHITE MOUNTAIN, Alaska -- The sled dogs of Iditarod musher Jeff King took a last long rest on beds of straw in the sunlit village of White Mountain on Tuesday before they trotted off to the finish line in Nome.
The trail stretches over two Alaska mountain ranges, over the frozen Yukon River, and a final stretch of the Bering Sea coast, whose normally fierce winds have been unusually gentle as leading teams make for the old gold mining settlement of Nome.
King took time early Tuesday to enjoy the scenery as his team moved under the moon in calm weather on the way to White Mountain.
www.heraldextra.com /content/view/169967   (515 words)

  
 Air Force Week in Photos - 3/25   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
WHITE MOUNTAIN, Alaska -- Maj. (Dr.) Tom Knolmayer drives his dog team into a checkpoint here, 77 miles from the Iditarod finish line in Nome, Alaska.
Dr. Knolmayer spent 13 days, 22 hours, 13 minutes and 25 seconds on the trail, covering 1,161 miles.
He is chief of surgery at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
www.af.mil /weekinphotos/050325-10.html   (55 words)

  
 White Mountain, Alaska (AK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, ...
White Mountain, Alaska (AK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, news
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White Mountain, AK residents, houses, and apartments details
www.city-data.com /city/White-Mountain-Alaska.html   (578 words)

  
 GORP - Recreation & Shore Areas - Alaska - White Mountains National Recreation Area
The White Mountains National Recreation Area (WMNRA) encompasses one million acres about 30 miles north of Fairbanks, between the Elliott and Steese Highways.
The White Mountains Gateway provides road access to the southern edge of the White Mountains National Recreation Area via Nome Creek Road.
Whether you are looking for summer hiking, camping and float trips, or a winter system of trails and public recreation cabins for snowmobiling, dog mushing and cross-country skiing, the White Mountains National Recreation Area has a place for you.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nra/ak_white.htm   (270 words)

  
 Sanford Robinson Gifford Biography
Gifford was in the White Mountains with Samuel Colman, Benjamin Champney, and Richard W. Hubbard as early as 1853, and again following his service in the Civil War, in 1865 and 1866.
A growing interest in western scenery led to his exploration of the Rocky Mountains in 1870 with fellow artists Worthington Whitteridge and John F.
Kensett and prompted Gifford to make a second trip west in 1874 where he sketched along the coast from California to Alaska.
www.whitemountainart.com /Biographies/bio_srg.htm   (283 words)

  
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 Scholastic News: King Wins Iditarod
Iditarod champion Jeff King of Denali Park, Alaska, runs his team up a ridge outside of White Mountain, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 14, 2006.
King, a Denali, Alaska, resident, is known for his inventive technical methods.
The Iditarod Race was created to celebrate a 1925 sled-dog relay from the small town of Nenana, Alaska, to Nome, where there was an outbreak of a disease called diphtheria.
teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/news/archive.asp?archive=031606   (384 words)

  
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Purpose and Name.-In order to enable the Village and its members to do various kinds of business for their good, the Village is hereby chartered as a corporation of the United States of America under the name of "Native Village of White Mountain".
This Charter is hereby approved and submitted to the group of Eskimos having a common bond of residence in the Village of White Mountain, Alaska, to be voted on in an election called and held under the Instructions of the Secretary of the Interior.
The Charter shall be deemed issued when a petition for a charter, signed by one-third of the adult Eskimos, has been received by an authorized representative of the Department of the Interior.
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/wmtchrtr.html   (438 words)

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