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White Mountain (Inupiaq: Nasirvik, Nachirvik, or Nachizrvik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 190 at the 2010 census, down from 203 in 2000. The city is an Iġaluŋmiut (Fish River tribe) Inupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Qawiaraq (Mary’s Igloo Inupiat and Golovin and Elim Yup’iks. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or part Native. Subsistence activities are prevalent. White Mountain is the only village on the Seward Peninsula located inland, not on the ocean.

White Mountain city overview:
Name:	White Mountain city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Nome Census Area
Incorporated:	July 15, 1969
Elevation:	62 ft (19 m)
Total Area:	2.05 sq mi (5.30 km²)
Land Area:	1.82 sq mi (4.73 km²)
Water Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Total Population:	185
Population Density:	101.37/sq mi (39.14/km²)
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0284070
GNISfeature ID:	1411989

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History

The area that is present day White Mountain began as the Eskimo fish camp Nachirvik which means “mountain look-out point.” The bountiful resources of both the Niukluk and the Fish rivers supported the Native populations there. The community grew with the influx of white prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. The first non-Native structure was a warehouse built by the miner Charles D. Lane to store supplies for his claim in the Council District. It was the site of a government-subsidized orphanage, which became an industrial school in 1926. The Covenant Church was built in 1937. A Russian Orthodox Church was built about 1920 (although no longer utilized, the church log cabin building is still standing). A post office was opened in 1932. The tribal government re-organized under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) in 1939. The city was incorporated in 1969.

Today, White Mountain is most notable as the last of three mandatory rest stops for teams competing in the annual Iditarod. All mushers are required to take an 8-hour rest stop at White Mountain before making the final push to the end of the race, 77 miles (124 km) away in Nome.

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Geography

White Mountain is located at 64°40′51″N 163°24′24″W / 64.68083°N 163.40667°W / 64.68083; -163.40667 (64.680856, -163.406538). The city is located on the eastern bank of the Fish River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km), of which 1.8 square miles (4.6 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km) (11.82%) is water.