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The White Mountains is a 71-mile (115 km) mountain range in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies between Beaver Creek and Preacher Creek and was named by prospectors for its composition of white limestone. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 3176 feet (968 m). Some of the range is located in the White Mountains National Recreation Area a 1-million-acre (4000 km2) wilderness just 30 miles (48 km) north of Fairbanks.
