Medvejie Lake, Baranof Island

Name: Medvejie Lake
Address: Baranof Island, United States

#1 among attractions in Baranof Island

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Medvejie Lake is a long, narrow, snow-fed lake on Baranof Island just south of Sitka, Alaska in the Alaskan Panhandle, which drains into Silver Bay, eight miles southeast of Sitka, on west coast of Baranof Island, Alexander Archipelago. ()

Length: 5280 ftWidth: 1056 ftElevation: 246 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 57°1'22"N, 135°7'16"W

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Baranof Island United States

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Medvejie Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Baranof Cross-Island Trail, Mount Verstovia, Blue Lake, Indigo Lake.

5.7 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Baranof Cross-Island Trail, Baranof Island
147 min walk • The Baranof Cross-Island Trail is an informal route across Baranof Island, Alaska from the community of Sitka to Baranof Warm Springs. The only section with a trail is from Medvejie to Camp Lake at 1,600'. The route is popular among resident Sitkans, but also attracts visiting backpackers.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Verstovia, Baranof Island
153 min walk • The prominent peak of Mount Verstovia is located just 2.6 miles east of the center of Sitka, Alaska, on Baranof Island, Alexander Archipelago.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Lake, Baranof Island
98 min walk • Blue Lake is a 3 miles long reservoir located 6 miles east of the town of Sitka, on the west side of Baranof Island, in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Indigo Lake, Baranof Island
56 min walk • 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. The name was reported in 1954 by local Sitkan Robert N.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Camp Lake, Baranof Island
41 min walk • Camp Lake is a small snow-melt and rain-fed lake that feeds into the Blue Lake watershed on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle.
6 miNW
Nature, Mountain
Mount Arrowhead, Baranof Island
153 min walk • The prominent peak of Mount Verstovia is located just 2.6 miles east of the center of Sitka, Alaska, on Baranof Island, Alexander Archipelago.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bassie, Baranof Island
95 min walk • Mount Bassie is a large mountain in the center of Baranof Island, Alaska, United States, within the City and Borough of Sitka. Mount Bassie is a massive hulk of rock, its footprint covering nearly five square miles.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Green Lake, Baranof Island
66 min walk • Green Lake, or Gageit' Tá, is a lake/reservoir south of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska. It is fed by the Vodopad River and outflows into Silver Bay. Green Lake serves as home to several pens to the Medvejie Fish Hatchery. The lake is artificially expanded by the Green Lake Dam. The lake height before damming was 230 feet.

Medvejie Lake, Baranof Island

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Baranof Island plan & book

Medvejie Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)