Lower Kalskag, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States

Alternative Names:	Kaltchagamut, Kaltchagamute, Kaltshak, Lower Kalskag, Qalqaq
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA
Region:	Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States
Latitude:	61° 30' 43" N
Longitude:	160° 21' 29" W
Lat/Long (dec):	61.51222,-160.35806
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Elevation:	8m
Population:	297 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5867979
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5867979:5
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Bogus Creek Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 11' 30" N	159° 59' 52" W	40.5km (25.1 miles)
Ophir Creek Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 14' 20" N	159° 50' 44" W	40.8km (25.4 miles)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - RM022; north of Mount Hamilton), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 13' 18" N	159° 47' 38" W	44.1km (27.4 miles)
Firebear Occurrence, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 4' 40" N	160° 8' 56" W	49.6km (30.8 miles)
Pipe Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 4' 35" N	159° 53' 42" W	54.4km (33.8 miles)
Rocky Ridge Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 4' 31" N	159° 52' 22" W	55.1km (34.2 miles)
Saddle Mountain Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 5' 54" N	159° 46' 40" W	55.5km (34.5 miles)
Wallace Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 3' 20" N	159° 55' 40" W	55.7km (34.6 miles)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - RM026; near California Creek), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 3' 20" N	159° 55' 30" W	55.8km (34.7 miles)
California Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 3' 28" N	159° 54' 18" W	56.0km (34.8 miles)
Bonanza Ridge Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 4' 22" N	159° 50' 40" W	56.0km (34.8 miles)
Shamrock Head Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 3' 53" N	159° 51' 2" W	56.6km (35.2 miles)
Rocky Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 3' 32" N	159° 52' 8" W	56.8km (35.3 miles)
Spruce Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 4' 0" N	159° 46' 46" W	58.4km (36.3 miles)
Bonanza Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 4' 13" N	159° 45' 32" W	58.6km (36.4 miles)
Shamrock Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 2' 11" N	159° 51' 42" W	59.2km (36.8 miles)
Bear Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 3' 3" N	159° 47' 20" W	59.6km (37.0 miles)
Granite Creek Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	60° 58' 46" N	160° 5' 24" W	60.9km (37.9 miles)
Tuluksak River Mine (ARDF - RM028), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 0' 14" N	159° 55' 48" W	61.0km (37.9 miles)
Tuluksak River Prospect (below Granite Creek), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	60° 58' 8" N	160° 11' 56" W	61.0km (37.9 miles)
Ptarmigan Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 37' 54" N	159° 13' 44" W	61.2km (38.1 miles)
Tuluksak River Mine (ARDF - BH014), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	60° 59' 24" N	159° 59' 24" W	61.3km (38.1 miles)
Tiny Gulch Mine, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 0' 20" N	159° 53' 44" W	61.5km (38.2 miles)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - BH013; south side of Tuluksak River), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	60° 59' 24" N	159° 58' 10" W	61.7km (38.3 miles)
Black Mountain Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 47' 26" N	159° 18' 14" W	63.7km (39.6 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - RM013; northern Russian Mountains), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 41' 56" N	159° 11' 44" W	64.9km (40.3 miles)
Brink Prospect (Molybdenum Mountain), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 48' 14" N	159° 15' 0" W	66.9km (41.6 miles)
Konechney Prospect Prospect (Mission Creek), Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 39' 2" N	159° 6' 42" W	67.7km (42.1 miles)
Louise Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 39' 56" N	159° 7' 4" W	67.8km (42.1 miles)
Headwall Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	61° 39' 28" N	159° 6' 38" W	67.9km (42.2 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Bethel Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Koyukuk Arcs, North America Plate	Volcanic Arc
Koyukuk-Holycross Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Alaska, USA	State
Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA	Census Area

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