| Ahklun Mountains | |
|---|---|
 View of the Ahklun Mountains reflected in a mirror-smooth glacial lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1204[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 80 mi (130 km) |
| Width | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Range coordinates | 59°23′0″N 160°42′0″W / 59.38333°N 160.70000°W |
| Parent range | Kuskokwim Mountains |
The Ahklun Mountains are located in the northeast section of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Alaska. They extend southwest from the Kanektok and Narogurum Rivers to Hagemeister Strait and Kuskokwim Bay[1] and support the only existing glaciers in western Alaska.[2] They are the highest Alaskan mountain range west of the Alaska Range and north of the Alaska Peninsula: some summits in the range have many glaciers. To the west is the Kuskokwim River and to the east are the Bristol Bay lowlands.[3]
The Ahklun Mountains have many lakes, some more than 1,300 feet (400 m) deep.[3] The mountains cover approximately 80 percent of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge also contains tundra and coastal plains.[4]
- ^ a b "Ahklun Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Walsh, Patrick; et al. "Inventory of the Ahklun Mountain glaciers, southwest Alaska" (PDF). nalaska.fws.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b "AMP: The Ahklun Mountains Region". www4.nau.edu. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Wilderness.net - Togiak Wilderness". www.wilderness.net. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-10-19.