WayfarrowSkilak
Ghost town · Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
Skilak is a ghost town in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska. It is one of 13 former communities in Kenai Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Skilak as a historical populated place on the Kenai A-1 SW 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 60.0333° N, 150.2000° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kenai A-1 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,170 ft |
| Nearest living town | Seward, AK |
| Distance to it | 28.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896683 |
| Coordinates | 60.03333, -150.20000 |
What's there now
Skilak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seward, AK (population 2,735), about 28.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,170 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Auroraghost town · Kenai Peninsula County · 39.5 mi
- Yalikghost town · Kenai Peninsula County · 42.7 mi
- Shlakaq'ghost town · Kenai Peninsula County · 44.7 mi
Questions
Where is Skilak?
Skilak is in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, at 60.0333, -150.2000.
How many ghost towns are in Kenai Peninsula County?
Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.