Information About

Gibraltar Lake

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Location

59 ° 21' 18.356" N,
154 ° 41' 40.096" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Length

7 mi (11.27 km)

Elevation

177 ft (53.95 m)

Gibraltar Lake in Detail.

About

5 mi. S of Kakhonak Bay and 28 mi. SE of Iliamna, Aleutian Range. 7 miles long.

History

So named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because a rock on the south shore of this lake was shaped like the Rock of Gibraltar.

Topo Maps

Iliamna B-5 (1951), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna B-5 (1954), Iliamna B-5 (1954), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957),

Places Near Gibraltar Lake

Cities:

Kakhonak Bay, Napaimute,

Bays:

Copper River Bay, Intricate Bay, Kokhanok Bay, Sid Larson Bay, Snug Harbor,

Islands:

Reindeer Island,

Lakes:

Beaver Lake, Emerald Lake, Gibraltar Lake, Mirror Lake, Pike Lakes, Spectacle Lake,

Mountains:

Lookout Mountain, Pilot Knob,

Rivers:

Copper River, Kokhanok River, North Fork Paint River,

Streams:

Crevice Creek, Dream Creek,

Cities:

Kokhanok,