Information About

Blockade Lake

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Location

60 ° 57' 10.825" N,
152 ° 27' 33.678" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Length

5.5 mi (8.85 km)

Elevation

1161 ft (353.87 m)

Blockade Lake in Detail.

About

On Alaska Peninsula, SW-NE trending glacial lake at the head of Blockade Glacier in the Chigmit Mountains 7 mi N of Black Peak and 85 mi WSW of Anchorage, Aleutian Range. 5.5 miles long.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962, because the lake is formed by the impounding of melted glacier water behind Blockade Glacier.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Blockade Lake

Glaciers:

Aho Glacier, Blockade Glacier, McArthur Glacier,

Lakes:

Big River Lakes, Blockade Lake,

Mountains:

Black Peak, Ch-akajabena Mountain,