Information About

Cape Yakataga

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Yakataga on The Map

Location

60 ° 3' 59" N,
142 ° 25' 50.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Cape Yakataga in Detail.

About

population 48, at Cape Yakataga, on N coast of Gulf of Alaska, 25 mi. WNW of Icy Cape, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1904 by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Indian name "Yakataga" is said to mean "canoe road" because of two reefs forming a canoe passage to the village. A post office was established here in 1935.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier A-4 (1948), Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1984), Bering Glacier A-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Cape Yakataga
Capes:

Cape Yakataga,

Glaciers:

Leeper Glacier,

Mountains:

Duktoth Mountain, Watson Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Robinson Mountains,

Ridges:

Brower Ridge, Dahlgren Ridge,

Rivers:

Duktoth River, North Channel Yakataga River, South Channel Yakataga River, White River, Yakataga River,

Streams:

Acme Creek, Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Clear Creek, Cotton Creek, Fulton Creek, Hamilton Creek, Iron Creek, Miller Creek, Mink Creek, Oil Creek, Porcupine Creek, Twomile Creek,

Cities:

Cape Yakataga,