Information About

Main Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Main Lake on The Map

Location

58 ° 49' 59.999" N,
135 ° 45' 29.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

584 ft (178 m)

Main Lake in Detail.

About

former glacier lake in Glacier Bay National Monument, extending S from present mouth of Berg Creek, 64 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1890 by H. F. Reid (1892, pl. 14) for the valley in which the lake was located. Later he changed the name to Endicott Lake for the river which drained it. Reids map shows the lake at the terminus of Muir Glacier. Since 1900 the glacier has retreated 6 mi. to the N resulting in the lakes disappearance. The name Endicott Lake is now given to a small lake 2 mi. SW of the outlet of the original Lake.

Topo Maps

Juneau D-6 (1949), Juneau D-6 (1949), Juneau D-6 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau D-6 SE (2017),
Places Near Main Lake
Bays:

Spokane Cove,

Glaciers:

Adams Glacier, Casement Glacier, Girdled Glacier, White Glacier,

Lakes:

Berg Lake, Endicott Lake, Main Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Mount Case, Mount Elder, Miller Peak, Mount Rice, Snow Dome, Tree Mountain, Mount Young,

Mountain Passes:

Endicott Gap,

Streams:

Berg Creek, Wolf Creek, York Creek,

Valleys:

Endicott Valley, Granite Canyon, Howling Valley, Main Valley,