Information About

Summit Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Glennallen

Elevation:

3215 ft (979.93 m)

Tributaries:

Fish Creek,

About

W of Richardson Highway, 3 mi. NW of Paxson, Alaska Range

History of Summit Lake

Local name reported in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because of its location near the pass between the Delta and Gulkana Rivers.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Hayes A-4 (1949), Mt. Hayes A-4 (1949), Mount Hayes A-4 (1949), Mount Hayes A-4 (1949), Mount Hayes A-4 (1949), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes A-4 (1952), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes A-4 SE (2016),

Places Near Summit Lake

Glaciers:

College Glacier, Gabriel Icefall, Gulkana Glacier, McCallum Glacier, Moore Icefall, Pegmatite Glacier, West Gulkana Glacier,

Lakes:

Crystal Lakes, Dude Lake, Fielding Lake, Gunn Lakes, Lower Fish Lake, Octopus Lake, Oxbow Lake, Paxson Lake, Rock Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Summit Lake, Two Bit Lake, Upper Fish Lake,

Mountains:

Cony Mountain, Flat Top Mountain, The Hoodoos, Icefall Peak, Institute Peak, Minya Peak, Ogive Mountain, Paxson Mountain, Skull Peak, Wolverine Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Isabel Pass,

Streams:

College Creek, Fish Creek, Gunn Creek, McCallum Creek, West Phelan Creek,

Routes:

Gulkana Glacier Trail, Trans-Alaska Trail - Paxson to Summit Lake, Trans-Alaska Trail - Summit Lake to Black Rapids,

Cities:

Paxson,

Summit Lake Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Summit Lake.