Indigo Lake (Alaska)
| Indigo Lake | |
|---|---|
 Indigo Lake in mid-spring | |
| Location | Baranof Island, Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, US |
| Coordinates | 57°00′50″N 135°03′53″W / 57.01389°N 135.06472°WCoordinates: 57°00′50″N 135°03′53″W / 57.01389°N 135.06472°W |
| Type | Glacial lake, tarn |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | .8 mi (1.3 km) |
| Max. width | .5 mi (0.80 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,448 ft (746 m) |
Indigo Lake or simply Indigo is a lake lying ten miles southeast of central Sitka, on the western coast of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska at 57°00′50″N 135°03′53″W / 57.01389°N 135.06472°W.
The name was reported in 1954 by local Sitkan Robert N. DeArmond to the USGS and was so named because its intensely and mysteriously indigo blue color. The lake about eight tenths of a mile across and long (a circular shape) with very steep and cliffed walls.
The southern ridge of Indigo Lake plays an important part in the trail to Peak 5390.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, September 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.