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Kijik

Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska

Lake Clark B-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Lake Clark B-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kijik is a ghost town in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, recorded as human settlement in Alaska, United States of America. It is one of 9 former communities in Lake and Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kijik as a historical populated place on the Lake Clark B-4 SE 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 60.2911° N, 154.2167° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Clark B-4 SE
Elevation259 ft
Nearest living townPort Alsworth, AK
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1404647
Coordinates60.29111, -154.21667

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What's there now

Kijik is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Port Alsworth, AK (population 174), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 259 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Many of Alaska’s prehistoric people, from the subarctic to Southeast, relied on the return of the salmon each years. Kijik Archaeological District is an associa
Many of Alaska’s prehistoric people, from the subarctic to Southeast, relied on the return of the salmon each years. Kijik Archaeological District is an associa · National Park Service, Alaska Region / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Kijik?

Kijik is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 60.2911, -154.2167.

How many ghost towns are in Lake and Peninsula County?

Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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