Delta Mountains
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The Delta Mountains are a subrange of the Alaska Range
, forming its eastern terminus. Their highest point is Mount Kimball
, which measures 10300 feet (3,139.4 m). They are drained by the Delta River
on the west and the Tanana
and Nebesna
rivers to the northeast.
Alaska Range
The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 650-km-long mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end to the White River in Canada's Yukon Territory in the southeast...
, forming its eastern terminus. Their highest point is Mount Kimball
Mount Kimball (Alaska)
Mount Kimball is the highest mountain in the section of the eastern Alaska Range between Isabel Pass and Mentasta Pass , about 30 miles from Paxson...
, which measures 10300 feet (3,139.4 m). They are drained by the Delta River
Delta River
The Delta River is a tributary of the Tanana River, which in turn is a tributary of the Yukon River in Alaska in the United States....
on the west and the Tanana
Tanana River
The Tanana River is a tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to linguist and anthropologist William Bright, the name is from the Koyukon tene no, tenene, literally "trail river"....
and Nebesna
Nebesna River
The Nabesna River flows northward from Wrangell-St. Elias National Park to join the Chisana River near Northway Junction, where they form the Tanana River....
rivers to the northeast.