Kuskokwim Mountains

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The Kuskokwim Mountains are a rugged, remote mountain range in western Alaska that form part of the headwaters region for several major rivers and support diverse subarctic wildlife.

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Kuskokwim Mountains canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
access limited road access
primarily by air and river travel
characteristic remote
climate subarctic climate
continent North America
country United States of America
drainageBasinOf Kuskokwim River
ecoregion subarctic
elevation approximately 1500 meters
approximately 5000 feet
fauna Dall sheep
black bear
brown bear
caribou
moose
subarctic bird species
wolf
wolverine
formsHeadwatersFor Anvik River tributaries
Holitna River tributaries
Innoko River tributaries
Kuskokwim River
Nowitna River tributaries
Stony River tributaries
Yukon River tributaries
geologicalType dissected mountain range
geology Cretaceous formations
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
highestPoint Dillingham High Point
humanPopulationDensity very low
landUse subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
trapping
locatedIn Alaska
southwestern Alaska
surface form: western Alaska
namedAfter Kuskokwim River
nearbySettlement Aniak, Alaska
surface form: Aniak

Bethel region
McGrath
partOf Interior Alaska
surface form: Alaska Interior

Kuskokwim River
surface form: Kuskokwim River watershed
regionType headwaters region
supports subarctic wildlife
terrain rugged
vegetation boreal forest
tundra

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Kuskokwim River sourceLocatedIn Kuskokwim Mountains
Holitna River sourceLocatedIn Kuskokwim Mountains