Information About

Crescent Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Crescent Lake on The Map

Location

60 ° 26' 50.438" N,
149 ° 31' 14.365" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Elevation

1453 ft (442.87 m)

Crescent Lake in Detail.

About

On Kenai Peninsula in Chugach National Forest, Crescent-shaped lake extends E-W 6 mi., W side of Madison Mt., 2.8 mi N of Kenai Lake, 25 NW of Seward.

History

So named in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "because of the shape of the lake."

Topo Maps

Seward B-7 (1951), Seward B-7 (1951), Seward B-7 (1951), Seward B-7 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-7 (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward B-7 (1994),
Places Near Crescent Lake
Capes:

Black Point, Crown Point,

Dams:

Jerome Lake Dam, Roycroft Lake Dam,

Islands:

Porcupine Island,

Lakes:

Carter Lake, Crescent Lake, Devils Pass Lake, Grayling Lake, Jerome Lake, Kenai Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Summit Lake, Lower Trail Lake, Meridian Lake, Rainbow Lake, Ski Lake, Summit Lake, Tern Lake, Troop Lake, Upper Trail Lake, Vagt Lake,

Locales:

Summit Lake Ski Area,

Mine:

Case Mine, Case Mine, Colorado Mine, Colorado Mine, Hatcher Mine, Independence Mine, Iron Mask Mine, Johnson Mine, Mascot Mine, McMillan Mines, Oracle Mine, Oracle Mines, Primrose Mine, Slate Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Adair, Mount Ascension, Black Mountain, Gilpatrick Mountain, L V Ray Peak, Mount Madson, Noel Hanson Mountain, Right Mountain, Sleeping Sister Mountain, Wrong Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Devils Pass, Moose Pass, Resurrection Pass,

Peaks:

El Tercero, Hale-Bopp, Inspector Peak, John Mountain, Nebraska, Northwest Gilpatrick Mountain, South Gilpatrick Mountain, Spirit Walker, The Engine, The Tender, Utah, Wyoming,

Ridges:

Tenderfoot Ridge,

Rivers:

Snow River, South Fork Snow River,

Routes:

Butch, Colorado, John, Middle Gilpatrick, North Gilpatrick, Raven Ridge, South Gilpatrick, Summit, Templeton, Tri-Tip,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Butcher Creek, Carter Creek, Colorado Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crescent Creek, Daves Creek, Devils Creek, Dry Creek, Falls Creek, Grant Creek, Henry Creek, Johns Creek, Johnson Creek, Martin Creek, Meadow Creek, Moose Creek, Ohio Creek, Placer Creek, Porcupine Creek, Primrose Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Quartz Creek, Rocky Creek, Schilter Creek, Ship Creek, Slate Creek, Stevenson Creek, Stormy Creek, Summit Creek, Tenderfoot Creek, Timberline Creek, Trail Creek, Victor Creek,

Routes:

Carter Lake Trail, Cooper Lake Trail (historical), Crescent Creek Trail, Crescent Lake Trail, Devils Pass Trail, Grant Lake Trail, Primrose Creek Trail, Ptarmigan Creek Trail,

Cities:

Crown Point, Falls, Gilpatricks, Lakeview, Lawing, Moose Pass, Muskwa Village,