Information About

Blockade Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Kenai

Length:

5.5 mi (8.85 km)

Elevation:

1161 ft (353.87 m)

About

On Alaska Peninsula, SW-NE trending glacial lake at the head of Blockade Glacier in the Chigmit Mountains 7 mi N of Black Peak and 85 mi WSW of Anchorage, Aleutian Range. 5.5 miles long.

History of Blockade Lake

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962, because the lake is formed by the impounding of melted glacier water behind Blockade Glacier.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai D-7 (1958), Kenai D-7 (1958), Kenai D-7 NW (2017),

Places Near Blockade Lake

Glaciers:

Aho Glacier, Blockade Glacier, McArthur Glacier,

Lakes:

Big River Lakes, Blockade Lake,

Mountains:

Black Peak, Ch-akajabena Mountain,