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Kenai River bank. The Kenai River [Kee-nye] is a meltwater river that drains the central Kenai Peninsula region. Its source is the Kenai Lake. [2] Near Cooper Landing, the lake narrows to form the river. About 12 miles (19 km) from the lake, the river passes through Kenai Canyon for about 2 miles (3.2 km) of fast-flowing whitewater rapids.
Kenai Mountains as seen over Turnagain Arm. Kenai Mountains – Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The heritage area extends across the northern part of the Kenai Peninsula, immediately to the north and east of Kenai Fjords National Park. The designation recognizes ...
Mount McGhan is located on the Kenai Peninsula on land managed by Chugach National Forest. [1] It is set 23 miles (37 km) north of the city of Seward in the Kenai Mountains . Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,275 feet (998 meters) above Crescent Lake in one mile (1.6 km), and 4,300 feet (1,311 ...
Caines Head State Recreation Area is here. Many visit it by boat, but there is a trail from Lowell Point State Recreation Site , a 19-acre (7.7 ha) park with beach access and trailhead parking. Parts of the trail between the two parks are only accessible at low tide, so visitors must plan accordingly. [ 4 ]
The area is located in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, 7 miles (11 km) south of the city of Seward. [1] A popular tourist destination, [ 2 ] Caines Head features spruce and hemlock forests [ 3 ] as well as a variety of terrestrial and marine wildlife (including harbor seals , Steller sea lions , sea otters , orcas , humpback , grey and fin whales ...
English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.
The Kenai Fjords region was designated Study Area 11. Negotiations between the Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and the Chugach Alaska Corporation resulted in a decision by the Department of the Interior to make the Park Service the lead agency for the Kenai Fjords area. In 1973 the Nixon administration proposed the ...
Kenai Lake (Dena'ina: Sqilan Bena) is a large, "zig-zag" shaped lake [2] on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The lake forms the headwaters of the Kenai River , [ 3 ] and is itself a destination for fishing and other outdoor activity.