Alaska Gazetteer
Chilkat Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Chilkat Lake places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chilkat Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | trends NW, SW of Klukwan and 23 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 6 miles long. |
| History: | "Named for the Chilkat tribe of Tlingit Indians by the U.S. Navy in 1880. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198). It was called ""Tschilkat S(ee),"" of ""Tschilkat Lake,"" by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map)." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.3319282532 |
| Longitude: | -135.897583008 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chilkat Lake: Chilkat 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 Chilkat Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Klukwan, AK
(4.9 miles N) Covenant Life, AK (7.4 miles NW) Lutak, AK (11.7 miles E) |
Mosquito Lake, AK
(15.2 miles NNW) Haines, AK (17.5 miles ESE) |
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Chilkat, AK
(4.7 miles N) Wells, AK (6 miles NNW) Tanani, AK (16.6 miles ESE) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(17.7 miles ESE) |
