Information About

Baranof Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 5' 17.405" N,
134 ° 52' 15.337" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Length

2.5 mi (4.02 km)

Elevation

141 ft (42.98 m)

Baranof Lake in Detail.

About

W of Baranof, on E coast of Baranof I., 18 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 2.5 miles long.

History

Name reported in 1916 by G. H. Canfield, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and published in 1919 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8250. Name was probably derived from the nearby village of Baranof.

Topo Maps

Sitka A-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-3 (1951), Sitka A-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-3 (1996), Sitka A-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Baranof Lake

Bays:

The Basin, Cascade Bay, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Ell Cove, Kasnyku Bay, Kelp Bay, Nelson Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay, Takatz Bay, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Turbot, Deer Point, North Point, North Point, South Point,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Baranof Island, Crow Island, O-Neil Island, Pond Island, Reshimosti Island, Round Island, Takatz Islands, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Baranof Lake, Carbon Lake, Lake Diana, Four Falls Lake, Glacier Lake, Goat Lake, Green Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Indigo Lake, Kasnyku Lake, Long Lake, Lucky Chance Lakes, Pinta Lake, Sadie Lake, Salt Lagoon, Takatz Lake, Wakefield Lakes,

Mountains:

Bahovec Peak, Bahovec Peak, Mount Bassie, Mount Furuhelm, Lucky Chance Mountain, Mount Race, Mount Radamaker,

Rivers:

Baranof River, Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Kasnyku Creek, Takatz Creek,

Cities:

Baranof,

Waterfalls:

Hidden Falls, Kasnyku Falls,