Information About

Chilkat Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 19' 54.941" N,
135 ° 53' 51.292" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Tributary to

Tributaries

Tlingit Name

Áa ká

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

174 ft (53.04 m)

Chilkat Lake in Detail.

About

trends NW, SW of Klukwan and 23 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 6 miles long.

History

Named for the Chilkat tribe of Tlingit Indians by the U.S. Navy in 1880. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198). It was called "Tschilkat S(ee)," of "Tschilkat Lake," by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map).

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-3 (1954), Skagway B-3 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-3 SE (1991), Skagway B-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Chilkat Lake

Cities:

Capes:

Glass Point, Vanderbilt Point,

Dams:

Glaciers:

Arthur Glacier, Aurel Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Dickinson Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Krisha Glacier, Willard Glacier,

Islands:

Lakes:

Chilkat Lake, Mosquito Lake,

Mountains:

Chunekukleik Mountain, Mount Emmerich, Iron Mountain, Mount Jonathan Ward, Mount Kashagnak, Klutshah Mountain, Mount Krause, Nunatak Knob,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Mount Tajis, Mount Tlingit Ankawoo,

Mountain Ranges:

Takhinsha Mountains, Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Rivers:

Kelsall River, Klehini River, Little Salmon River, Tsirku River,

Streams:

Anman Creek, Herman Creek, Muncaster Creek, Nataga Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Valleys:

Goat Hollow, Moose Valley,

Cities:

Chilkat, Covenant Life, Klukwan, Mosquito Lake, Wells,