Information About

Mosquito Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 27' 39.758" N,
136 ° 1' 25.223" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

177 ft (53.95 m)

Mosquito Lake in Detail.

About

on SW side of Chilkat River, 4.6 mi. NW of Wells and 25 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Local name reported by E. C. Robertson and published in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was called "Kuhnteah" by the Indians. A road was cut to it in the summer of 1951 for recreational purposes.