Alaska Gazetteer
Kicking Horse River is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Kicking Horse River places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kicking Horse River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads in Garrison Glacier, flows N 5 mi. to Chilkat River, 3 mi. NW of McClellan Flats and 18 mi. SW of Skagway; St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | this name was published in 1900 on an Alaska Railroad map. Tlingit Indian name obtained by Aurel and Aurthur Krause (1883, map) was Chalzekahin. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 198), Katsckahin in the 1891 Cost Pilot (p. 202), and Khaltsekahin on Chart 8300 in 1893. |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.263053894 |
| Longitude: | -135.628326416 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kicking Horse River: Kicking Horse River.
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 Kicking Horse River does not include property ownership information.
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Lutak, AK
(5.8 miles NNE) Haines, AK (7 miles ESE) Mud Bay, AK (11.4 miles SE) |
Klukwan, AK
(13.3 miles NW) Skagway, AK (17.5 miles NE) Covenant Life, AK (17.6 miles NW) |
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Tanani, AK
(6.6 miles E) Port Chilkoot, AK (7.1 miles ESE) Chilkat, AK (13.3 miles NW) |
Wells, AK
(15.1 miles NW) |
