cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Island Glacier (Glacier), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.2544444, -159.3952778)
Description: on N slope of Mount Veniaminof, trends N 3 mi. to its terminus at head of Fireweed Creek, 12 mi. W of Knife Peak; Aleutain Range
History: descriptive name reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargen, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Little Muklung River (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.0619444, -158.3805556)
Description: Flows S 20 mi to Black Slough, 7 mi NE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name written "Mukh-lung" by H. C. Fassett, in 1910, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Mount Kubugakli (Summit), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8849881, -155.1333305)
Description: Located on the E coast of Alaksa Peninsula, 43 km (27 mi) SW of Mount Katmai,  Aleutian Range.
History: Name derived from Cape Kubugakli, and given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in  1910.
Kit Carson Mountain (Summit), Saguache County, Colorado (37.9796989, -105.6026169)
Description: In Rio Grande National Forest, in the Sangre de Cristo Range, 5 mi. E of the community of Crestone.
History: A proposal to change the summit's name to Mount Crestone was rejected by the BGN in February 2011, citing opposition from the Colorado Board on Geographic Names, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Colorado Mountain Club.
Mount McPherson (Summit), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.0691869, -141.8322942)
Description: in Robinson Mts., 4.3 mi. E of Munday Peak and 82 mi. NW of  Yakutat, Chugach Mts.
History: Probably named for J. l. Mcpherson, Deputy U.S. Mineral Surveyor. Name reported in 1913 by A. C. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and published in  1921 by G. C. Martin (pl. 6). U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nekula Gulch (Valley), Nome County, Alaska (64.5898747, -165.3661103)
Description: trends NW to Anvil Creek N of Dexter Peak 6 mi. N of Nome, Seward Peninsula Highlands.
History: Prospectors' name of Finnish origin published on the 1902 "Map of the Nome and Snake River Country" by J. M. Davidson. In 1916, Polk's Gazetteer showed a mining camp along the ravine, calling the camp "Nickala Gulch."
Point Hayes (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4827778, -134.8436111)
Description: E point of entrance to Florence and Sitkoh Bays, on Chichagof  I., 10 mi. W of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1880 by U.S. Navy, presumably for Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1822-1893, 19th President of the United States.
Chert Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.605, -152.8002778)
Description: flows NE to Ayiyak River at Horseshoe Mtn., 43 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope. 5 miles long.
History: Named about 1950 by I. L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of the abundance of Chert along the stream.
King Island (Island), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.975, -168.0597222)
Description: In the Bering Strait, 40 mi S of Cape Prince of Wales, W end of Seward Peninsula
History: Discovered and named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p.442), RN, on August 6, 1778, for Lieutenant James King, RN, a member of his party. In 1900 the Eskimo name was reported to be "Ukiwuk" by E. W. Nelson, U.S.  Signal Service. Sarichev (1826, map 6), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Unakak (historical) (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.9, -164.8)
Description: on Ningaluk River near Hazen Bay, 32 mi. NE of Cape Vancouver, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Former Eskimo village listed as "Oonakagamute," population 20, in the 1880 Census by Petroff (1884, p. 11); probably obtained by W. H. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, who visited the village in December 1878.
Grassy Island (Island), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (58.9988889, -158.4641667)
Description: awash at highest tides, near head of Nushagak Bay, 2 mi. S of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low. 2.5 miles long.
History: Descriptive name given in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) called Williams Island in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Dusenbury Peak (Summit), Modoc County, California (41.3444348, -120.1888608)
Description: In the Warner Mountains, 20.8 km (13 mi) south of Cedarville. (US-T121) Located in sec 8,T40N,R16E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: Named for James Dusenbury, a local resident who climbed this peak in 1887. (US-T121)
Fish Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.6486111, -156.5186111)
Description: in Yukon River, 46 mi. E of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Juneau Island (Island), Juneau County, Alaska (58.2758333, -134.3825)
Description: in Gastineau Channel, 2 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Local name derived from the nearby city name. Name first  appeared in 1881 when N. B. Lazard located a mining claim on the island,  which he called Juneau Island. The name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1904. After  1900 the island was frequently called Mayflower Island, but the origin of this name is unknown. In 1912 at the first session of the Alaska Legislature  a memorial was introduced by Rep. William Stubbins of Douglas "that a grant be made of the said island to the Town of Douglas, Alaska, for and to be  used by the general public as a park and that the name of said island be  changed to Mayflower Island." The memorial was passed but was ignored by Congress. It is believed to be the only Alaska Legislative memorial concerning an Alaska place name (DeArmond, 1957, p. 28).
Willow Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.1780556, -147.4686111)
Description: flows S to Valdez Creek, 67 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Local name reported in 1908 by F. H. Moffit (in Brooks, 1909, fig. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Schist Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.14, -155.4705556)
Description: flows NE to Spruce Creek, 3.5 mi. NE of Poorman, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported by Mertie and Harrington (1924,  p. 95), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wakina Sky Gulch (Valley), Lewis and Clark County, Montana (46.5747524, -112.0601183)
Description: Heads 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SW of Helena, trends NE 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to Grizzly Gulch.
History: Loosley translated from the language of the Salish Indians, the word "wakina" reportedly means "red sky in the morning."  The name Wakina Sky was given to an injured female eagle that was nursed back to health and eventually set free by members of the Helena Indian Alliance.  This name has come to symbolize strength, courage, and "the ability to soar high."
Eldorado Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6725, -164.7969444)
Description: flows NW to Kougarok River, 9 mi. SW of Midnight Mtn. and 47 mi. W of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 1.2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.
Upper McCabe Lake (Lake), Tuolumne County, California (37.9957066, -119.3232002)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, largest of the McCabe Lakes, just south of Shepherd Crest, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) north-northwest of North Peak and 18 km (11.2 mi) west-northwest of Lee Vining. (US-T121)
Gem Creek (Stream), Seneca County, New York (42.9006218, -76.8780154)
Description: Located in the Town of Waterloo, heads 1.3 km (0.8 mi) southeast of Dobbins Corner, flows north through Gem Lake, then east to enter the Seneca River just west of the village of Waterloo.
History: Named for Gem Lake through which the stream flows.  The name Gem Creek is labeled on the NOS Chart 14791 dated 1988.
Morris Reef (Bar), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4755556, -134.8438889)
Description: at mouth of Sitkoh Bay, off SE tip of Chichagof I., 8 mi. E of Todd, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1880 by the U. S. Navy for Eilliam Gouverneur  Morris, U.S. Collector of Customs at Sitka (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 167).
Zone Creek (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.4805556, -159.0952778)
Description: flows NE to an unnamed stream in Sunshine Valley, 40 mi. NW of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kikuktok Mountain (Summit), Kusilvak County, Alaska (61.705854, -165.7901542)
Description: at E end of Kokechik Bay, between Kokechik and Lithkealik  Rivers, 12 mi. SE of Cape Romanzof; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name, meaning "like an island," obtained at Hooper Bay by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1951.
Bear Hill (Summit), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9583333, 177.6305556)
Description: 0.5 mi. E of Little Kiska Beach, on west-central Little Kiska  I., Aleutian Islands.
History: This is an arbitrary name shown on a 1943 U.S. Air Force (USAF) map. Variant derived from triangulation station Ridge located on hill.
Trumpeter Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.5619896, -150.4314461)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula S of Brood Lake, 28 mi. E of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, for the Trumpeter Swan (Olor buccinator) which breeds in southern  Alaska.
Henderson Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (61.5367713, -157.7187335)
Description: in Kuskokwim Mts. on W bank of Oskawalik River, 21 mi. SW of Sleetmute, Mts.
History: Named for "Big Jim" Henderson, who prospected near the  mountain from 1914 to 1916; reported by in 1945 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Moose Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.8294444, -146.5675)
Description: flows NE to Beaver Creek, 9.5 mi. ENE of Victoria Mtn. and 72  mi. W of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  topographers.
Sproul Creek (Stream), Humboldt County, California (40.0693118, -123.8275283)
Description: Flows south 1.4 km (0.9 mi) then north to the South Fork Eel River, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southwest of Garberville. (US-T121)
History: Named for Atwood and Gilbert Sproul, brothers who were pioneers in this area. (US-T121)
Sinitsin Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3472222, -135.7633333)
Description: in Salisbury Sound, off N coast of Kruzof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1833 by the Russian navigator En. Vasiliev for Lieutenant Nikolai Sinitzin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who accompanied Hagemeister in 1828-30 on the  Krotkoi on his third voyage to the Russian American colonies.
Kulichkof Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7744444, -152.3827778)
Description: in Woody Island Channel, 1.2 mi. SE of Kodiak; Kodiak I.
History: this is a transliteration by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1869 of the name "Os(trov) Kulichkov," meaning "Wookcock Island," published by Sarichev  (1826, map 16).
Tenmile Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.2855556, -145.1566667)
Description: flows SE to Goodpaster River, 25 mi. NE of Big Delta,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors and reported in 1908 by J. W. Bagley,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Fern Canyon (Valley), Santa Cruz County, California (36.9419978, -121.6618415)
Description: Heads on the northwest slope of Atherton Peak, trends northwest to Arano Canyon, 11.2 km (6.9 mi) east of Watsonville.  (US-T121)
History: The original mouth and heading coordinates were transposed in 1993.  The cooridinates were corrected 10/03/02.
Cerro del Sur (Summit), Kern County, California (35.7646774, -119.8898228)
Description: Located in sec 11,T25S,R19E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills, on the southern end of South Dome, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) east of Los Morones. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name meaning "south hill", because it is one of the southernmost of the Kettleman Hills. (US-T121)
Imik Lagoon (Lake), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.4914543, -163.9302678)
Description: on Chukchi Sea coast, 25 mi. N of Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name meaning "freshwater," according to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in  1950. In 1966, E. S. Burch calls the lagoon "ohkalicksum Tehsayuh" meaning  "rabbit lagoon" after the stream by the same name.
Kresta Point (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.0013889, 172.6291667)
Description: on NW coast of Attu I., Aleutian Islands.
History: This cape was called "M(ys) Kresta," meaning "Cape Cross" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 30). Baker (1906, p. 469), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), calls it "Northwest Shoulder" and reports this name as being given by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition of 1854-55.
DeWeese Plateau (Plain), Custer County, Colorado (38.0125034, -105.2630537)
Description: Between the Wet Mountains on the E and S, Wet Mountain Valley on the W and the Arkansas River on the N, SW of Canon City; N end at 382700N1053000W, S end at 380900N1051800W, San Isabel NF, incomplete record
History: Named for the DeWeese Reservoir located on the plateau.
Mount Elder (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.9801066, -135.8502365)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, 4.7 mi. NW of Berg Mtn. and  70 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.
History: in Glacier Bay National Monument, 4.7 mi. NW of Berg Mtn. and  70 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.
Louie Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5511111, -156.7927778)
Description: flows SW to Koyukuk River, 7 mi. W of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low
History: Local name obtained at Huslia by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1954 or 1955.
Aniak (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.5783333, -159.5222222)
Description: 308 population, on S bank of Kuskokwim River at head of Aniak Slough, 59 mi. SW of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Founded about 1910 when a trading store was located here to supply the mining operations at the heads of Tuluksak and Aniak Rivers. A post office was established in 1914 (Ricks, 1965, p. 4). Aniak was incorporated as a city on June 1, 1972.
Snowflower Mountain (Summit), Washoe County, Nevada (39.3823692, -119.9357358)
Description: In the Carson Range, 5 km (3.1 mi) SSW of Hunter Lake and 4.7 km (2.9 mi) S of Big Meadows. Located in sec 35,T18N,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian.
History: The feature is named for snow on trees that turn into flower shapes after a storm.
Eagle (Populated Place), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.7880556, -141.2)
Description: population 92, on left bank of Yukon River at mouth of Mission Creek, 6 mi. W of Alaska-Canada boundary, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Established as a log house trading station called "Belle Isle" by Moses Mercier about 1874 and operated intermittently until its development as a mining camp in 1898 (Kitchener, 1954, p. 255). The village, then with a population of about 800, was platted and named "Eagle City" for the American eagles nesting on nearby Eagle Bluff (Henning, 1965, p. 204). The Eagle post office was established in 1898 and the Valdez-Eagle telegraph line was completed in 1903. The U.S. Army established the "Eagle City Camp" in 1899 at Eagle and a year later Fort Egbert was built; abandoned in 1911. The population of Eagle was 383 in 1900; 178 in 1910; 98 in 1920; 54 in 1930; 73 i n 1939; and 55 in 1950.
Blue Lake (Lake), Shasta County, California (40.4763014, -121.552879)
Description: Located in secs 8 and 9,T30N,R4E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, 1.6 km (1 mi) north-northwest of Mount Diller and 1.6 km (1 mi) southwest of Loomis Peak. (US-T121)
Town of Mendon (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.0930148, -71.5514775)
Description: Located 18 mi SE of Worcester; Worcester County (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1660 and incorporated as a town in 1667. Named for Mendam (Mendham), Suffolk County, England. Before 1667 the settlement was called the township of Qunshapage (MA-T1/p30).
South Jupiter Narrows (Channel), Martin County, Florida (27.0847749, -80.1308767)
History: In May 2001, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) approved the name Indian River Lagoon.  This feature encompasses the following 10 features: South Jupiter Narrows, Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River, Indian River Narrows, Great Pocket, Peck Lake, Hobe Sound, Jupiter Sound, Indian River North, and Indian River.
Star Lake (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (61.336914, -143.0178637)
Description: 1 mi NW of Threemile Lake, 7.2 mi. E of junction of Nizina and Chitina Rivers and 7 mi SSW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Local name descriptive of five-pointed outline of the shoreline, reported in 1965 by L. A. Yehle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Porcupine Islands (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.8022222, -136.3822222)
Description: Includes Winifred and Beric Islands, 15 mi NW of Chichagof, off the W coast of Chichagof Island, Alex. Arch.
History: So named in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "because of the porcupine shape of the wooded outer or Beric Island". The name was published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 168).
Upper Ugashik Lake (Lake), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.6762356, -156.6948259)
Description: at head of Ugashik River S of Becharof Lake, on Alaska Peninsula, 22 mi. NE of Ugashik, Aleutian Ra
History: Local name reported as "Ugashik Lakes" for both Upper and Lower Ugashik, Aleutian Ra a4 574100N1563900W
Shortcut Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.0080556, -151.5919444)
Description: of Tanana River, crosses Harper Bend W of mouth of Patterson Creek, 18 mi. SE of Tanana, Nowitna Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 Navigation Chart,  Tanana- Yukon Tukon Rivers.
Crow Peak (Summit), Lawrence County, South Dakota (44.4703829, -103.9630295)
Description: Located just west of the community of Spearfish.
History: Two theories about the naming of this feature exist:  One supports that the name is derived from the original local Sioux name for this summit, which translates to "the hill where the Crows were killed".  A fierce battle between the Crow and Sioux Indians occurred here.  Another theory purports that a prospector known as "California Joe" named the summit "Joe's Peak" and was later changed to "Crow Peak".  (SD-T17/p394)
Bear River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8686111, -163.6383333)
Description: to Niukluk River, 32 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 15 miles long.
History: This appears to be the stream reported in 1899 as "Lime Creek," by Schrader and Brooks (1900, map 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Phelan Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.3333333, -145.7441667)
Description: Heads at Gulkana Glacier at 631428N, 1452800W, flows NW to the Delta River, 22 mi NNW of Paxson.
History: Named in 1898 by Captain E. F. Glenn, USA. a3 9.4 mi. SW of Kodiak, Kodiak I. a4 574230N, 1523645W.
Cladonia Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.6983333, -151.0158333)
Description: flows SE from a lake to North Fork Koyukuk River, 5 mi. SW of Redstar Mtn. and 31 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range. 9.5 miles long.
History: Name reported about 1930 by Marshall (1956, p. 117). Cladonia is a genus of lichens often referred to as Reindeer Moss.
Herbert Glacier (Glacier), Juneau County, Alaska (58.586706, -134.602432)
Description: heads at 583700N8 1343400W and trends SW to an unnamed lake at head of Herbert River, 2 mi. N of Windfall Lake and 20 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 8 miles long.
History: Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for Hon. Hilary Abner Herbert, 1834-1919, lawyer, Colonel in the Army of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, member of Congress, 1877-93, and Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President Cleveland, 1893-97. Name
Wolverine Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3705556, -153.8558333)
Description: flows SE to North Fork Kuskokwim River, 32 mi. NE of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuksokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bucher Glacier (Glacier), Juneau County, Alaska (58.895947, -134.503555)
Description: Heads in the Coast Mountains, trends SW for 6 mi, then SE, to Gilkey Glacier 8 mi WSW of Mount Ogilyie and 35 mi. N of Juneau. 11 miles long.
History: Named for Dr. Walter H. Bucher (died 1965), former President of the Geological Society of America and active advisor and supporter of field research in this area. The name was proposed officially by members of the Juneau Icefield Project in 1964 although it appeared in scientific literature before then.
Point Weigle (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.7797222, -136.3061111)
Description: between Little and Davison Bay, on W coast of Chichagof I., 11 mi. NW of Chichagof; Alex. Arch.
History: named by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for W. G Weigle, U.S. Forest  Supervisor at Ketchikan.
Chilikadrotna River (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (60.5927778, -155.3922222)
Description: heads at Twin Lakes, flows W to Mulchatna River, 46 mi. NW of Nondalton, Lime Hills. 55 miles long.
History: Indian name reported in 1929 by S. R. Capps and Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The variant Indian name was published by P. S. Smith (1918, p. 42), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
George Creek (Stream), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.8305556, 173.0761111)
Description: heads on S side of Henderson Ridge and flows S to Temnac Bay,  Attu I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by the U.S. Army during its occupation of the island  during World War II; name shown on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1948.
Itkilyariak Valley (Valley), North Slope County, Alaska (69.6887296, -144.662485)
Description: at E end of Sadlerochit Mts., drained by Itkilyariak Creek, 24 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range. 6 miles long.
History: Leffingwell (1919, p. 125), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), does not list this as a geographic name, but wrote, "near the east end of Sadlerochit Mountains, in Itkilyariak Valley."
Kodiak Rock (Bar), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8072222, -152.1994444)
Description: in Gulf of Alaska, 2 mi. NE of Long I., 7.5 mi. NE of Kodiak,  Kodiak I.
History: Name derived from Kodiak Island and given in 1868 by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Kadiak."
Dunuletak Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.1577778, -154.2858333)
Description: flows S to Paint River, 1.6 mi. W of Akjemguiga Cove and 34 mi. SW of Augustine I., Aleutian Range. 14 miles long.
History: Native name reported in 1923 by K. F. Mather (in Brooks and others, 1925, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Deception Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.6533333, -144.1372222)
Description: heads SW of Alice Peak flows SW to Elliott Creek, 1.9 mi. S of Sheep Tmn., and 80 mi. NE of Valdez, Wrangell Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Named in 1899 by prospectors working on Elliott Creek; reported in 1902 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Mendenhall, 1905, p. 98).
Monahan Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.3161111, -148.0733333)
Description: heads N of Butte Lake, flows NNW to Brushkana Creek, on S side of Monahan Flats, 46 mi. SE of Healy, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Name reported in 1966 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Last Chance Basin (Basin), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3061111, -134.39)
Description: 0.2 mi. SW of The Horn and 0.5 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named by William Stewart, Squire Howe, and Oscar Cooper in  1881 when they located here a group of placer claims called the "Last Chance  group" (DeArmond, 1957, p. 29).
Lyman Brook (Stream), Strafford County, New Hampshire (43.4056363, -71.009231)
Description: Flows SE to Great Brook E of Nute Ridge 1.3 km (0.8 mi) SE of Hayes Corner and 4.8 km (3 mi) NE of Farmington; Town of Milton.  (US-T121)
History: The name Lyman Brook was applied to Great Brook (q.v.) on some sources.  (US-T121)
Shell Hills (Range), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9869444, -151.5313889)
Description: extend along E bank of Shell Creek and Shell Lake, 57 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1898 by Spurr (1900, map 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for P. G. Shell who prospected in the region in 1887.
Nugget Creek (Stream), Haines County, Alaska (59.2883333, -136.1738889)
Description: heads in a glacier, 2.7 mi. SE of Porcupine Peak, flows SE to  Sirku River, 1.8 mi. E of terminus of Le Blondeau Glacier, and 31 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.
History: Prospectors name reported by Wright (1904, p. 63), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).