Information About

Pippin Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 42' 32.479" N,
145 ° 10' 12.59" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glennallen

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

1995 ft (608.08 m)

Pippin Lake in Detail.

About

3.2 mi. N of Tonsina and 54 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 160 acres in size. Maximum depth is 14 feet.

History

Local name reported in 1932 by C. F. Feuchsel, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for a local teamster named Joe Pippin who fell into the lake about 1924." The Ahtena Indian name was reported as Taktahni (presumably the name of a stream) meaning "high up" or "on top."

Topo Maps

Valdez C-4 (1951), Valdez C-4 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez C-4 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez C-4 (1996), Valdez C-4 NE (2016),
Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Violet-green Swallow, Bank Swallow, Tree Swallow, Common Redpoll, Lesser Scaup, White-winged Scoter, Herring Gull, Bufflehead, Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Barrow's Goldeneye, Pine Grosbeak, American Wigeon, American Robin, Glaucous-winged Gull, Surf Scoter, Common Raven, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Black Scoter, Black-capped Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Dark-eyed Junco, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-crowned Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Pintail, Horned Grebe, Solitary Sandpiper, Bald Eagle, Snow Bunting, Harlequin Duck, Wilson's Snipe, Lesser Yellowlegs, Common Gull, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Gray Jay, Cliff Swallow, Hermit Thrush, Trumpeter Swan, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Long-tailed Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Arctic Tern, Common Loon, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Western Wood-Pewee, Boreal Chickadee, Varied Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Pine Siskin, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Spruce Grouse, Red-necked Grebe, American Golden Plover, Sabine's Gull, Pacific Loon, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Alder Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Black-billed Magpie, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Fox Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Wilson's Warbler

Places Near Pippin Lake
Cities:

Tonsina,

Lakes:

Pippin Lake, Squirrel Creek Pit Lake, Willow Lake,

Mountains:

Stuck Mountain, Willow Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Kimball Pass,

Rivers:

Dadina River, Little Tonsina River, Nadina River,

Streams:

Bernard Creek, Dust Creek, Rock Creek, Slate Creek, Squirrel Creek,

Routes:

Trans-Alaska Trail - PS12 to Willow Lake,

Cities:

Willow Creek,