Information About

Chilkat Peninsula

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 11' 16.001" N,
135 ° 22' 23.002" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Bays

Kelgaya Bay,

Capes

False Battery Point, Seduction Point,

Lakes

Rutzebeck Lake,

Mountains

Mount Riley,

Elevation

1565 ft (477.01 m)

Chilkat Peninsula in Detail.

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About

between Chilkat Inlet and Chilkoot Inlet, extends NNW 11 mi. from Seduction Point to Haines, 20 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Named for Chilkat Inlet by C. W. Wright (1904, p. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was called Yayik Peninsula in 1923 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) on map 9 (1951 atlas).

Chilkat Peninsula Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Chilkat Peninsula.

Topo Maps

Skagway A-1 (1948), Skagway A-1 (1948), Skagway A-1 (1948), Skagway A-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-1 NW (1991), Skagway A-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Chilkat Peninsula

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Archipelagos:

Chilkat Islands,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point,

Cities:

Haines,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Dalasuga Island, Eldred Rock, Kataguni Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Shikosi Island, Sullivan Island, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Lily Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Gollum, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Sullivan Mountain, Mount Villard,

Parks:

Chilkat Islands State Marine Park, Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Devils Fist, Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Satans Mistress, Shakuseyi Peak, Twin, Unholy Peak,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Katzehin River,

Streams:

Dayehas Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Yeldagalga Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Seduction Point Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,