Opinion ID: 1239200
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 45

Heading: HOUSE DISTRICT 16: Yukon-Kuskokwim-Koyukuk

Text: The enumeration district of Wade Hampton, Kuskokwim, Upper Yukon and Yukon-Koyuku (See Appendix 3-B), as defined in the 1970 census, form House District 16. The geographical Boundary of this house district extends from a point at the U.S.-Canada International Border on the Tatonduk River and runs west along a line north of Chena Hot Springs to the Steese Highway south of Mount Ryan crossing the Elliott Highway at a point directly west of Mount Ryan, and running SW between the Tatalina River and the Tolovana River to a point just east of Tolovana on the Yukon River, turning south into the Alaska Range along a line running east of Toklat and Nineteen Mile to the boundary of Mt. McKinley National Park just east of Kantisna, west following the Park boundary skirting north of Kantisna and turning west into the Park interior, running SW across the Park crossing between the head waters of Herron and Foraker River and Mt. Forker and Mt. McKinley, exiting the Park boundary just east of Mt. Russell and intersecting the boundary of House District 6 just NE of Mt. Dall, following the boundary of House District 6 from this point of intersection south to the intersection of the boundaries of House District 11 and 6 and continuing south along the boundary of House District 11 to a point SE of Mt. Telaquana, turning west at this point and following the boundary of House District 14 to the boundary of House District 15 at the head waters of the Kipchuk River in the Kilbuck Mountains, turning north at this point and following the House District 15 boundary north to a point north of Mt. Hamilton, turning west at Mt. Hamilton and following the House District 15 boundary to a point on latitude 62° just west of Pitkas Point across the Yukon River, turning NE and following the peaks of the mountain range just west of the Andreafsky River to the northern tip of that range, south to the northern peak of the mountain range running just of East Fork River, west to the mountain range running west of the Anuik River, turning NE along this mountain range and following a course running just east of Old Women Cabin and Ten Mile Cabin, turning directly north at a point east of Ten Mile Cabin and extending to Traverse Peak, north from Traverse Peak to a point south of Purcell Mountain, east from Purcell Mountain to the Hogatza River just north of Hog River, NE on a course between Noautak Lake and Siruk Creek, north on the east side of Walker Lake into the Schawatka Mountains, and NE following the peaks of Schwatka, Endicott, Phillip Smith and Davidson Mountains to the U.S.-Canada International Boundary just north of Rapid River. (Pop. 7,635)