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The Russian Mountains (Russian Mission Mountains) are a mountain range in Bethel County Alaska USA.The mountains were named during the Yellow River Stampede of the winter of 1900-01 because a Russian Orthodox Mission was located on the south edge of the range.The range extends north from the Kuskokwim River and east of the Owhat River. It is 9 miles northeast of Aniak Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. The highest peak has an elevation of 3077 feet (938 m).