Editing White Mountain, Alaska (section)

==History==
The area that is present day White Mountain began as the Eskimo fish camp ''Nachirvik'' which means "mountain look-out point."  The bountiful resources of both the [[Niukluk River|Niukluk]] and the [[Fish River (Alaska)|Fish]] rivers supported the Native populations there.  The community grew with the influx of white prospectors during the [[Klondike Gold Rush]].  The first non-Native structure was a warehouse built by the miner [[Charles D. Lane]] to store supplies for his claim in the Council District. It was the site of a government-subsidized orphanage, which became an industrial school in 1926. The Covenant Church was built in 1937. A [[Russian Orthodox Church]] was built about 1920 (although no longer utilized, the church log cabin building is still standing). A post office was opened in 1932. The tribal government re-organized under the [[Indian Reorganization Act]] (IRA) in 1939. The city was incorporated in 1969.

Today, White Mountain is most notable as the last of three mandatory rest stops for teams competing in the annual [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]]. All mushers are required to take an 8-hour rest stop at White Mountain before making the final push to the end of the race, {{convert|77|mi|km}} away in [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]].