White Mountains (Alaska)

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Eagle Summit in the White Mountains

In the West the White Mountains are bounded by the Beaver Creek and on the east by the Preacher Creek. The headwaters of Beaver Creek is located in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and is designated as a National Wild and Scenic River.

The existing white limestone mountain range was named at the beginning of the 20th century prospectors. The Steese Highway from Fairbanks in the Tanana Valley to Circle on the Yukon through the White Mountains.