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Amalga

Ghost town · Juneau County, Alaska

Juneau C-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:63,360)
Juneau C-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Amalga is a ghost town in Juneau County, Alaska. It is one of 7 former communities in Juneau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Amalga as a historical populated place on the Juneau C-3 NE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 58.7417° N, 134.7667° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJuneau C-3 NE
Elevation2,657 ft
Nearest living townExcursion Inlet, AK
Distance to it30.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1893282
Coordinates58.74167, -134.76667

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What's there now

Amalga is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Excursion Inlet, AK (population 66), about 30.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,657 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Amalga?

Amalga is in Juneau County, Alaska, at 58.7417, -134.7667.

How many ghost towns are in Juneau County?

Juneau County, Alaska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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