The Kusilvak Mountains (''Ingrill’er, Manialnguq'' in

Yup'ik The Yup'ik or Yupiaq (sg & pl) and Yupiit or Yupiat (pl), also Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Central Yup'ik, Alaskan Yup'ik ( own name ''Yup'ik'' sg ''Yupiik'' dual ''Yupiit'' pl; russian: Юпики центральной Аляски), are an I ...

) is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

of the

Yukon Delta Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

in Kusilvak Census Area,

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

,United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information Service, Feature Detail Report for: Kusilvak Mountains, Feature ID: 1405080. Available a

to which the range gives its name. The mountains are adjacent to Nunavakanuk Lake. At their highest point they reach and span over 5 miles across. The mountains were called ''Ingieguk'' on Russian maps, probably from the

Yup'ik language The Yup'ik or Yupiaq (sg & pl) and Yupiit or Yupiat (pl), also Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Central Yup'ik, Alaskan Yup'ik ( own name ''Yup'ik'' sg ''Yupiik'' dual ''Yupiit'' pl; russian: Юпики центральной Аляски), are an I ...

name for mountain.

References

Landforms of Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska Mountain ranges of Alaska Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{KusilvakAK-geo-stub