The Kigluaiks are a rugged range located about 25 miles north of Nome, Alaska. Stretching 40 miles east to west, these mountains are rarely visited, except for bears, reindeer herds that pass through seasonally, an occasional geologist, and a few backpackers and other travelers a year. Though filled with scientific jargon, they provide a fact or two for the layperson. Something dated at 80 Ma. There are no hiking trails through the mountains.
Footing is loose and irregular and often wet in the easiest spots, dangerous in others.
It's real ankle-twisting country, highly populated with grizzly bears. Most of the valleys have probably not been visited by human beings in many years. Only individuals trained in arctic survival should venture into the Kigluaiks, even during the summer, and then only after consulting experienced locals regarding suggested routes and hazards. Here are photos I've snapped over the years. Enjoy viewing them.