Chilkat Peninsula is a physical feature (cape) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Chilkat Peninsula places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Chilkat Peninsula |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | between Chilkat Inlet and Chilkoot Inlet, extends NNW 11 mi. from Seduction Point to Haines, 20 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
History: | Named for Chilkat Inlet by C. W. Wright (1904, p. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was called Yayik Peninsula in 1923 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) on map 9 (1951 atlas). |
Borough: | Haines Borough |
Latitude: | 59.1877784729 |
Longitude: | -135.373062134 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chilkat Peninsula: Chilkat Peninsula.
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 Peninsula does not include property ownership information.
Mud Bay, AK
(1.9 miles S) Haines, AK (3.9 miles NW) |
Lutak, AK
(12.6 miles NNW) Skagway, AK (18.8 miles N) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(3.6 miles NW) Tanani, AK (6.3 miles NNW) |