Information About

Oily Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Oily Lake on The Map

Location

60 ° 7' 28.848" N,
140 ° 41' 1.81" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

5 mi (8.05 km)

Elevation

1329 ft (405.08 m)

Oily Lake in Detail.

About

on Malaspina Glacier, S of Samovar Hills and 53 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1959. A lake this size does not appear on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1951 map, therefore it may be relatively new or intermittent.

Topo Maps

Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1951), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mt Saint Elias (1959), Mount Saint Elias A-8 (1985), Mount Saint Elias A-8 SE (2017),
Places Near Oily Lake
Glaciers:

Agassiz Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Malaspina Glacier,

Lakes:

Oily Lake,

Mountains:

Boundary Peak 184, Boundary Peak 185,

Mountain Passes:

Dome Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Samovar Hills,