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Taiya Inlet

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Location

59 ° 22' 23.999" N,
135 ° 22' 9.998" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Taiya Inlet in Detail.

About

Trends south from mouth of Taiya River to Chilkoot Inlet, 12 miles south of Skagway, Coast Mountains.

History

A Tlinglit Indian name reported in 1868 by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), as Tyya and Tya; published in 1870 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 701. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883 map) reported the name as Dejah Inlet, and in 1883 Lieutenant Schwatka, USA, called it Dayay Inlet.

Taiya Inlet Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Taiya Inlet.

Topo Maps

Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-1 SW (1991), Skagway B-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Taiya Inlet

Cities:

Chilkoot, Denver, Gantegastaki, Rocky Point,

Bars:

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

Bays:

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

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dyea Point, False Battery Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Haines, Skagway,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Glaciers:

Irene Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Pyramid Island,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lily Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Paradise Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Mine:

Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Mount Carmack, Mount Clifford, Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Porcupine Hill, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Villard, Mount Yeatman,

Parks:

Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Shakuseyi Peak, Twin, Unholy Peak,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, East Fork Skagway River, Ferebee River, Katzehin River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Captain William Moore Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Mink Creek, Nelson Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley, Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,