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Map of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Cook Inlet runs from near the bottom right corner to near the top right corner, separating the park from the Kenai Peninsula to the southeast. Lake Clark National Park is shaded mint green, Lake Clark National Preserve is lighter green along the northwest edge of the park, the mountains and ice fields are light gray, and the non-park land areas are tan.

Extended Description

Hundreds of mountains, glaciers, waterways, cities, islands, peninsulas, and other sites fill the map. This description will navigate through the park and preserve, then move on to features outside the park, and end with an inset map, a list of Dena’ina Place Names, and a legend.

Lake Clark National Park

Mountain ranges span the length of the park, beginning in the south near the coast and moving inland and to the north. These include the Aleutian Range, the Chigmit Mountains with Double Glacier, the Neocola Mountains, and the Alaska Range. Two volcanoes along the eastern edge of the park are Iliamna Volcano (Ch’naqał’in) at 10,016 feet (3,053 meters) to the south and Redoubt Volcano (Bentuggezh K’enulgheli) at 10,197 feet (3,108 meters) farther north. Other peaks within the park are labeled from north to south as follows: The Tusk at 5,730 feet (1,747 meters), Telaquana Mountain at 8,070 feet (2,460 meters), Tanalian Mountain (Tanq’ Nunst’in) at 3,960 feet (1,207 meters), and Slope Mountain at 3,510 feet (1,070 meters).

Two separate labels reading “Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area” are used to denote the wilderness area that encompasses much of the park, which is outlined with a dark green line. Three boxy areas near the southern coast are shown in pale yellow with text reading “Native Corporation Land.”

Richard Proenneke Historic Site is located on the Twin Lakes to the west, while Merrill Pass, Telaquana Pass, and Lake Clark Pass (Qizhjeh Vena Tustes) are scattered to the north. Three ranger stations within the park are along the coast to the south and near the border with the preserve in the center of the map.

Lake Clark National Preserve

Lake Clark (Qizhjeh Vena) runs northeast from the southwestern perimeter of the preserve into the boundary with the national park. Native corporation land surrounds the southern half of the lake where Keyes Point juts into the water. A Visitor Center/National Park Field Headquarters is at Port Alsworth near the middle of Lake Clark. Black text in that area reads, “Tanalian Falls Trail, Post Office, lodgings, and private airstrips” and red text reads, “Caution. Private property interspersed with public lands.” Kijik (Qizhjeh) National Historic Landmark and Archeological District is across the lake and slightly north of the visitor center.

Moving north along the lake are Kijik (Qizhjeh) National Historic Landmark and Archeological District and Kijik Mountain (Dghilishla) at 3,351 feet (1,021 meters). In the northernmost quarter of the preserve are the Old Village site and a ranger station around Telquana Lake (Dilah Vena).

Kenai Peninsula

A red road, labeled as the Sterling Highway, runs along most of the western and southern edges of the Kenai Peninsula. It passes through Soldotna, where text reads, "Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (USFWS).”

Dena’ina Place Names Chart

Three columns of the chart are headed Present English, Dena’ina, and Translation. The entries read as follows:

Present English name Chilikadrotna River, Dena’ina name Tsilak’idghutnu, and translation Tongue stream;

Chulitna River, Ch’alitnu, Flows out river;

Iliamna Lake, Nila Vena, Islands lake;

Iliamna Volcano, Ch’naqał’in, One that stands above;

Kijik, Qizhjeh, Place where people gather;

Kijik Lake, K’q’uya Vena, Red Salmon lake;

Kijik River, Ch’ak’dałtnu, Animals-walk-out stream;

Kontrashibuna Lake, Qenłghishi Vena, Boiling lake;

Lachbuna Lake, L’ałi Vena, Dead fall collapses lake;

Lake Clark, Qizhjeh Vena, People gather lake;

Mulchatna River, Vałts’atnaq’, River;

Newhalen River, Nughil Vetnu, Flows down river;

Nondalton, Nuvendaltun, Lake extends below;

Redoubt Volcano, Bentuggezh K’enulgheli, One that has a notched forehead;

Sixmile Lake, Nundaltin Vena, Lake extends below;

Snipe Lake, K’adała Vena, Birds fly out lake;

Tanalian River, Tanilen Vetnu, Flows into water stream;

Tazimina Lake - Lower, Taz’in Vena, Fish trap lake;

Telaquana Lake, Dilah Vena, Fish swim into lake;

Tlikakila River, Łiq’a Qilanhtnu, Stream where salmon are;

Turquoise Lake, Vandaztun Vena, Caribou hair lake;

Twin Lakes, Niłqidlen Vena, Flows together lakes; and

Tyonek, Tubughnenq’, Beach land.

Legend and Inset Map

A scale in the top left corner of the map measures 20 kilometers and 20 miles.

The legend reads as follows:

Mint green for Lake Clark National Park,

Lighter green for Lake Clark National Preserve,

Grass-green line for Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area boundary,

Mustard yellow for Native Corporation and private lands, and

Symbol for Ranger station.

Red text next to this reads, “Native corporations and private lands.” Black text continues: “Many tracts of private lands in and near the park and preserve are not open to public use or travel without landowners’ permission. Be courteous and respect private property.”

An inset map shows this area from a greater distance, with Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to the north, Katmai National Park and Preserve to the south, and Kenai Fjords National Park to the east. The cities and towns of Anchorage, Homer, Port Alsworth, King Salmon, Kodiak, and Dillingham are also labeled. A scale in this inset map measures 100 kilometers and 100 miles.