Alaska Gazetteer
Peterson Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Juneau City Borough. The primary coordinates for Peterson Lake places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Peterson Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | on Peterson Creek, 3.8 mi. SE of Salt Lake and 17 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named for John G. Peterson, 1861-1916, Juneau businessman and miner who staked a claim on Peterson Creek in 1899. At that time the lake was recorded in mining records as Reservoir Lake, but by 1905 it became known as Peterson Lake (DeArmond, 1957, p. 35). |
| Borough: | Juneau City Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.438911438 |
| Longitude: | -134.734680176 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Peterson Lake: Peterson Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Peterson Lake does not include property ownership information.
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