Information About

Loon Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 42' 49.032" N,
151 ° 0' 38.398" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Elevation

203 ft (61.87 m)

Loon Lake in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, drains NW to Bear Cove and Kachemak Bay, 0.5 mi. SW of Swan Lake and 24 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the Black-Throated Loon or Arctic Diver (Gavia arctica), which breeds in the tundra near Kotzebue Sound. (Pearson, 1944, pt. 1, p. 14).

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1951), Seldovia C-3 (1953), Seldovia C-3 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia C-3 NW (1987),
Places Near Loon Lake
Cities:

Aurora,

Bars:

Aurora Spit, Glacier Spit, Glacier Spit,

Bays:

Aurora Lagoon, Bear Cove, Halibut Cove, Halibut Cove Lagoon, Mallard Bay, Rustys Lagoon,

Glaciers:

Dixon Glacier, Grewingk Glacier, Portlock Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island, Chugachik Island, Pedersen Island,

Lakes:

Bradley Lake, Caribou Lake, China Poot Lake, Circle Lake, Eagle Lake, Loon Lake, Packwood Lake, Snowshoe Lake,

Peaks:

Poot Peak,

Ridges:

Boxcar Hills,

Rivers:

Bradley River, Fox River, Martin River,

Streams:

Battle Creek, Clearwater Slough, Cottonwood Creek, Eastland Creek, Falls Creek, Fox Creek, Grewingk Creek, Halibut Creek, Humpy Creek, Moose Creek, Sheep Creek, Swift Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Ridge Trail, China Poot Lake Cabin Trail, China Poot Lake Trail, Emerald Lake Camp Trail, Emerald Lake Spur Trail, Emerald Lake Trail, Estuary Trail, Glacier Lake Trail, Goat Rope Spur Trail, Grewingk Glacier Trail, Humpy Creek Trail, Lagoon Trail, Mallard Bay Trail, Moose Valley Cabin Trail, Moose Valley Trail, Poot Peak North Trail, Poot Peak South Trail, Poot Peak Summit Trail, Rusty's Lagoon Trail, Saddle Trail, West Cabin Trail,

Cities:

Fox River, Halibut Cove, Kachemak Silo,