Information About

Berg Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Berg Lake on The Map

Location

58 ° 55' 0.001" N,
135 ° 45' 0" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Elevation

2936 ft (894.89 m)

Berg Lake in Detail.

About

at mouth of Berg Creek in Glacier Bay National Monument, 64 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 3 miles long.

History

So named in 1890 by Reid (1892, pl. 14) because fo the large number of icebergs floating on the lake. Reid's map shows the lake at the edge of Muir Glacier. Since 1890 the glacier has retreated 6 mi., a condition which has resulted in the lake's disappearance.