Information About

Hatchet Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Hatchet Lake on The Map

Location

63 ° 1' 0.001" N,
147 ° 15' 0" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

2739 ft (834.85 m)

Hatchet Lake in Detail.

About

31 mi. E of Deadman Lake and 80 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range. 0.7 mile long.

History

Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because "a member of a survey party was hospitalized as a result of cutting his knee with a hatchet while setting up a camp beside the lake."

Topo Maps

Healy A-1 (1949), Healy A-1 (1949), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy A-1 (1952), Healy A-1 (1952), Healy A-1 (1952), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956),
Places Near Hatchet Lake
Areas:

C-iidze- Caek-e,

Lakes:

Coal Lake, Grogg Lake, Hatched Lake, Hatchet Lake, Pass Lake, Roosevelt Lake, Swampbuggy Lake, Tenas Lake,

Mountains:

Gold Hill, Lucky Hill, Rusty Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Wedding Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Clearwater Mountains,

Rivers:

Maclaren River,

Settlements:

Denali,

Streams:

Alpine Creek, Big Rusty Creek, Black Creek, Caribou Creek, Clearwater Creek, Coal Creek, Craig Creek, Dry Creek, Eldorado Creek, Fox Creek, Grogg Creek, Lake Creek, Little Rusty Creek, Nowater Creek, Raft Creek, Roosevelt Creek, Rusty Creek, Show Me Creek, Surprise Creek, Timberline Creek, Waterfall Creek, White Creek,

Valleys:

Lucky Gulch, Sunny Gulch,