Alaska Gazetteer
Sturgeon Ridge is a physical feature (ridge) in Nome Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sturgeon Ridge |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Ridge |
| Description: | 1.5 mi ENE of the end of Kuzitrin Lake, 4.5 mi NE of Mount Boyan, 13 mi. S of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins; so named by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field party because ""the hill bears a series of rock monuments along the crest-line so that its profile suggests the spiny back of a sturgeon.""" |
| Borough: | Nome Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.3870773315 |
| Longitude: | -163.114837646 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sturgeon Ridge: Sturgeon Ridge.
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