History of Kushtaka Lake

Indian name reported in 1903 as "Kushtahkah," meaning "demon" or "ghost," by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "The natives believe that this lake is inhabited by evil spirits who often make the water boil in the winter or break up the ice. The cause of these phenomena is the escape of coal gas from the bottom of the lake through the water. In winter it accumulates under the ice, with increasin g tension till the ice gives way and is sometimes shot into the air."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Kushtaka Lake

Poul Point,

Kushtaka Glacier, Slide Glacier,

Gandil Mountain,

Lake Ivanov, Lake Roselius, Lake Charlotte, Bering Lake, Canyon Lake, Deadwood Lake, Kushtaka Lake, Starodubtsov Lake, Lake Tokun,

Green Hill, Mount Hamilton, Kushtaka Mountain, Monument Mountain, Nichawak Mountain, Shockum Mountains,

Don Miller Hills,

Carbon Ridge, Charlotte Ridge, Cunningham Ridge, Kushtaka Ridge, Tokun Ridge,

Bering River, Gandil River, Nichawak River,

Barrett Creek, Basin Creek, Bear Creek, Burls Creek, Canyon Creek, Carbon Creek, Chilkat Creek, Clear Creek, Dick Creek, Falls Creek, Falls Eagle, Holland Creek, Jessie Creek, Kathleen Creek, Leeper Creek, Mary Creek, Maxwell Creek, Moore Creek, Nevada Creek, Penn Creek, Powers Creek, Queen Creek, Rope Creek, Sewah Creek, Shepherd Creek, Steele Creek, Stillwater Creek, Tokun Creek, Trout Creek,