Information About

Star Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Star Lake on The Map

Location

61 ° 20' 12.89" N,
143 ° 1' 4.148" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1476 ft (449.88 m)

Star Lake in Detail.

About

1 mi NW of Threemile Lake, 7.2 mi. E of junction of Nizina and Chitina Rivers and 7 mi SSW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name descriptive of five-pointed outline of the shoreline, reported in 1965 by L. A. Yehle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-6 (1994), McCarthy B-6 SE (2017),
Places Near Star Lake
Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Lakes:

Camel Lake, Louise Lake, Star Lake, Sunshine Lake, Threemile Lake, Wheat Lake,

Mine:

Bonanza Mine, Jumbo Mine, Mother Lode Mine, Regal Mine,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Fireweed Mountain, Porphyry Mountain,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge,

Rivers:

Chakina River, Kennicott River, Klu River, Tana River, West Fork Chakina River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Jumbo Creek, McCarthy Creek, Monahan Creek, National Creek, Swift Creek, Tractor Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Tana Canyon,

Cities:

Kennicott,