Alaska Gazetteer
Black Butte is a physical feature (summit) in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Black Butte |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 3.7 mi NNW of Cloud Lake and 2.5 mi NW of the Asses Ears, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because ""The hill lies on the crest of a ridge underlain by marble; the hill itself, however consists of granite. A heavy cover of lichens gives the granite rubble a black color which contrasts sharply with the surrounding marble when seen from a distance.""" |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.7607803345 |
| Longitude: | -163.242019653 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Black Butte: Black Butte.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Black Butte does not include property ownership information.
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