Quicksilver deposits in the DeCourcy Mountain area, Iditarod district, southwestern Alaska
Open-File Report
45-104
By: Edward J. Webber
Links
- Document: Report (pdf)
- Figures:
- Superseding Publications:
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The DeCourcy Mountain area lies a little northwest of the Yukon-Kuskokwim divide in the southern part of the Iditarod district about 32 miles airline S. 30° W. of the mining town of Flat (see figs. 1-A and l-B). on Otter Creek, a tributary of the Iditarod River. DeCourcy Mountain (approximately 1700 feet high), the highest point in the area, lies among rolling hills southeast of the Iditarod River, a tributary of the Innoko. River which flows into the lower Yukon. The maximum relief is about 1300 feet. Timberline is at about 1100 feet above sea level. Spruce forests cover most of the country below timberline. The hills above timberline are moss-covered.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Quicksilver deposits in the DeCourcy Mountain area, Iditarod district, southwestern Alaska |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 45-104 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr45104 |
| Year Published | 1945 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 11 p.; 6 Plates: 16.30 x 19.57 inches or smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | DeCourcy Mountain area, Iditarod district |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |