Alaska Gazetteer
Chunekukleik Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Chunekukleik Mountain places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chunekukleik Mountain |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | on Takhin Ridge, 2.9 mi. SW of mouth of Anman Creek, in Chilkat Lake 26 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | "Tlingit Indian name shortened from Tschuh-nek-kutsch-kleh-eek meaning ""notch in the arrow mountain,"" which refers to the hornlike top of the mountai n with a notch resembling that in the back end of an arrow. This name was given by E. C. Robertson, geologist, and published in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.291683197 |
| Longitude: | -135.952636719 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chunekukleik Mountain: Chunekukleik Mountain.
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 Chunekukleik Mountain does not include property ownership information.
|
Klukwan, AK
(8.1 miles NNE) Covenant Life, AK (9.1 miles NNW) Lutak, AK (14.1 miles ENE) |
Mosquito Lake, AK
(17.1 miles NNW) Haines, AK (18.5 miles ESE) |
|
Chilkat, AK
(7.7 miles NNE) Wells, AK (8.7 miles N) Tanani, AK (18 miles E) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(18.7 miles ESE) |
