Lakes / Alaska / Nome County / Devil Mountain Lakes
Devil Mountain Lakes, Alaska
5,248 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
66.40 degrees N, 164.49 degrees W - Nome County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Devil Mountain Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 489 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Fish Lake | Nome | 7.1 mi | 1,871 acres |
| Killeak Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 12 mi | 2,707 acres |
| Killeak Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 12 mi | 2,266 acres |
| Sullivan Lake | Northwest Arctic | 44 mi | 112 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{A0F5918E-6C66-4257-B4CD-EF5764784E8A}
CountyNome
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates66.3963, -164.4947
Questions About Devil Mountain Lakes
How Big Is Devil Mountain Lakes?
Devil Mountain Lakes covers 5,248 acres in Nome County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Nome County?
Imuruk Basin is the largest lake in Nome County, at 57,105 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID {A0F5918E-6C66-4257-B4CD-EF5764784E8A}). Verified October 30, 2026.