Information About

Kaknau Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

Elevation:

13 ft (3.96 m)

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, flows S to Palma Bay in Gulf of Alaska, 63 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Kaknau Creek

Tlingit Indian name suggested by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1929. This is the name of an Indian village mentioned by Kruase (1956, p. 75), located in this valley. The word "kaknau" is reported to mean "grouse foot."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather B-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather B-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Kaknau Creek

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Icy Point,

Glaciers:

Dagelet Glacier, Finger Glacier, La Perouse Glacier,

Islands:

Sugarloaf Island,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, Mount Dagelet, De Langle Mountain, Mount Klooch, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville, Middle Dome, South Dome,

Streams:

Kaknau Creek,

Valleys:

Great Valley,