on Kenai Peninsula, 27 mi. SE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1840 by the Russian scientist I. G. Wosnesenski. Published in 1847 as "Oz(ero) Skilyakh," meaning "Skilyakh Lake," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378. Skilak and Tustumena Lakes were shown on Ivan Petroff's 1880 map as one lake, to which he applied the name "Skilakh Lake."
Caribou Island, Explorer Island, Frying Pan Island, Lucas Island,
Lakes:Afonasi Lake, Blizzard Lake, Bottenintnin Lake, Brood Lake, Browse Lake, Campsite Lake, Chatelain Lake, Dogteam Lake, Engineer Lake, Equmen Lake, Fire Lake, Frisbee Lake, Harvey Lake, Hidden Lake, Hikers Lake, Imeri Lake, Jean Lake, Kaknu Lake, Kelly Lake, Lily Lake, Lower Ohmer Lake, Marsh Lake, Mox Lake, Olson Lake, Pack Lake, Petersen Lake, Peterson Lake, Picnic Lake, Rock Lake, Round Lake, Seven Lakes, Skilak Lake, Swan Lake, Trumpeter Lake, Twin Lakes, Upper Jean Lake, Upper Killey Lake, Upper Ohmer Lake, Watson Lake,
Mountains:Peaks:Henton Benchmark, Skilak Lookout, The Hideout,
Mountain Ranges:Streams:Benjamin Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Hidden Creek, King County Creek, Olson Creek, Pipe Creek,
Routes:Fuller Lakes and Skyline Traverse, Seven Lakes Trail,
Valleys:Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings
Glaucous-winged Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Bonaparte's Gull, Herring Gull, Arctic Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Harlequin Duck, Common Loon, Bald Eagle, Hairy Woodpecker, Tree Swallow, Varied Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Pine Grosbeak, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Gull, Black-billed Magpie, White-winged Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Spruce Grouse, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Pelagic Cormorant, Western Wood-Pewee, Gray Jay, Common Raven, Bank Swallow, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, Northern Goshawk, Bufflehead, Barrow's Goldeneye, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Horned Grebe, Marbled Murrelet, Steller's Jay, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin, Rusty Blackbird, Surf Scoter, Aleutian Tern, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Alder Flycatcher, Fox Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Blackpoll Warbler, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Violet-green Swallow, Belted Kingfisher, Black-backed Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Red-throated Loon, Merlin, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Sandhill Crane, Whimbrel, Black Turnstone, Short-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, Parasitic Jaeger, Black-legged Kittiwake, Short-eared Owl, Savannah Sparrow