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."