Information About

Ptarmigan Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Wrangell-St. Elias NP

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Tributary to:

Ptarmigan Creek

Elevation:

3533 ft (1076.86 m)

Tributaries:

Rock Lake,

About

in course of Ptarmigan Creek, 2 mi. NE of Rock Lake and 64 mi. NE of McCarthy; Alaska Range

History of Ptarmigan Lake

local name reported in 1908 by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Moffit and Knopf, 1910, pl. 1); applied to lake now called Rock Lake. application proposed in 1963 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy D-1 (1959), McCarthy D-1 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy D-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Ptarmigan Lake

Cities:

Horsfeld,

Lakes:

Braye Lakes, Lake L619992W411784, Pingpong Lakes, Ptarmigan Lake, Rock Lake,

Mountains:

Dish Mountain, Lower Mountain, Mitten Hill, Pingpong Mountain, Wiki Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Braye Pass,

Rivers:

Middle Fork White River,

Streams:

Cub Creek, Dry Fork, Francis Creek, Gravel Creek, Holmes Creek, Horsfeld Creek, Klein Creek, Kletsan Creek, Lignite Creek, Little Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Rocker Creek, Sonya Creek, Traver Creek, Young Creek,

Valleys:

Eureka Gulch,

Ptarmigan Lake Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Ptarmigan Lake.