▁Road , ▁a ▁gra vel ▁road ▁that ▁connect s ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Tok ▁C ut - Off ▁at ▁Sl ana . ▁ ▁Its ▁elev ation ▁is ▁ 2 , 9 7 9   fe et ▁( 9 0 8   m ). ▁ ▁F ounded ▁by ▁and ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁N ab es na ▁M ining ▁Company , ▁the ▁community ▁received ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁White ▁Mountain ▁in ▁the ▁W r ang ell ▁Mountains , ▁it ▁lies ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁N ab es na ▁River . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census , ▁there ▁were ▁five ▁people ▁res iding ▁at ▁this ▁location . ▁ ▁Gold ▁was ▁discovered ▁at ▁White ▁Mountain ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁first ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Through ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Carl ▁Wh ith am , ▁the ▁N ab es na ▁M ining ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁N ab es na ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁mine ▁was ▁closed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁only ▁briefly ▁re open ed ▁after ward , ▁closing ▁perman ently ▁after ▁Wh ith am ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁secret ▁supply ▁cache ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁mine ▁produced ▁ ▁of ▁gold ▁during