Alaska Gazetteer
Chilkoot Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Chilkoot Lake places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chilkoot Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | in course, near mouth of Chilkoot River, NW of Chilkoot and 12 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. 3.6 miles long. |
| History: | "Named for the Chilkoot tribe of Tlingit Indians, who lived on its shores. It was called ""Chilcoot"" or ""Akha"" in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 200). Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) called it ""Tschilkut S(ee),"" meaning ""Chilkoot Lake.""" |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.3534202576 |
| Longitude: | -135.596435547 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chilkoot Lake: Chilkoot 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 Chilkoot Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Lutak, AK
(1.4 miles SE) Haines, AK (10.1 miles SSE) Klukwan, AK (10.7 miles WNW) |
Skagway, AK
(12.3 miles NE) Mud Bay, AK (15.5 miles SSE) Covenant Life, AK (15.7 miles WNW) |
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Tanani, AK
(7.9 miles SE) Port Chilkoot, AK (10.2 miles SSE) Chilkat, AK (11 miles WNW) |
Wells, AK
(12.6 miles WNW) |
