Information About

Summit Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 37' 21.356" N,
135 ° 8' 16.447" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Skagway

Elevation

2890 ft (880.87 m)

Summit Lake in Detail.

About

source of White Pass Fork, S of White Pass on Alaska-Canada boundary, 13 mi. NE of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Local descriptive name reported in 1917 by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-1 SE (1992), Skagway C-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Summit Lake

Cities:

Canyon City, Denver, Rocky Point,

Bays:

Nahku Bay, Smugglers Cove,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Skagway,

Dams:

Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Denver Glacier, Laughton Glacier, Saussure Glacier, South Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Pump House Lake, Summit Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Locales:

White Pass,

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Boundary Peak 109, Boundary Peak 111, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Mount Hefty, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Twin Dewey Peaks,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass, White Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Sawtooth Range,

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Captain William Moore Creek, Dewey Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,