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White Mountain Alaska Map

Explore White Mountain, Alaska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of White Mountain, Alaska

How to Use This White Mountain, Alaska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for White Mountain, Alaska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alaska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to White Mountain.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	White Mountain
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Nome
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Nome)

Latitude	64.681389
Longitude	-163.405556
Population	185
Density	39.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99784
Area Code	907
School District	Bering Strait School District

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About White Mountain, Alaska

White Mountain is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 185. The population density is 39.1 people per km². White Mountain is located at 64.6814°N, 163.4056°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. White Mountain is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99784.

White Mountain occupies a stark, expansive interior plateau where the subarctic light stretches shadows across the tundra with a deliberate, haunting intensity. It lies 458.5 miles west of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 276°T), and is situated 60.6 miles east-northeast of Nome. The earth here is defined by a vast, quiet endurance, characterized by low-slung brush and permafrost that subtly dictates the rhythm of the soil beneath every footfall. Three miles away, the dark, winding path of Colorado Creek cuts through the terrain, serving as a vital artery in a landscape otherwise dominated by the silence of the immense interior. To the north, the distant profile of Dexter Ridge rises against the horizon, a serrated line that anchors the perspective of anyone watching the sky shift from pale gold to deep, bruised violet. Within a short distance, the landscape transitions toward the protected grounds of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, where the wilderness remains largely untouched by the reach of modern expansion.

White Mountain maintains a pace of life tethered to the seasonal migrations and the practical demands of an inland existence, far removed from the bustle of denser populations. The local economy relies on a deep-seated knowledge of the land, with residents navigating the challenges of a remote environment through resilience and communal self-reliance. Twelve miles away, the topography dips into the basin of Swedish Gulch, a reminder of the geological history that has shaped the regional character over eons. Even the proximity of Telephone Slough, five miles distant, speaks to a geography where water is a quiet, necessary presence rather than a spectacle. Life in White Mountain is defined by these subtle markers, where the sharp, clear air and the immense, unyielding scale of the horizon insist that every inhabitant remain acutely aware of their place within the vast, indifferent beauty of the northern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 45.1 mi, 002° N · 2.7M acres
Bering Land Bridge National Park and Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 45.1 mi, 002° N
Swanberg's Dredge (Monument) — 59.6 mi, 258° W
World's Biggest Gold Pan (Attraction) — 60.7 mi, 259° W
Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center (Museum) — 60.7 mi, 259° W
Roald Amundsen (Public Artwork) — 60.8 mi, 259° W
Trail Creek Caves (Historic Ruins) — 76.7 mi, 360° N

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