Tongass/Ketchikan National Forest
Tongass/Ketchikan National Forest is a nature reserve in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska. Tongass/Ketchikan National Forest is situated nearby to the village Saxman, as well as near the hamlet Dairy.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
- Also known as: “Ketchikan area” and “Tongass–Ketchikan National Forest”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Totem Heritage Center and Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base.
Totem Heritage Center
Museum
Photo: Ketchikanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Totem Heritage Center is a historical and cultural museum founded in 1976 and located in Ketchikan, Alaska. The center is operated by the city of Ketchikan.
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base is a privately owned, public use seaplane base located at the harbor of Ketchikan, a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Deer Mountains
Peak
Photo: NorthBySouthBaranof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deer Mountain is a 3,001.97 feet mountain peak located in the Tongass National Forest in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, which dominates the skyline behind downtown Ketchikan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ketchikan and Saxman.
Ketchikan
Photo: Jimijames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ketchikan is a scenic town of approximately 14,000 people along the Tongass Narrows, at the foot of Deer Mountain, on Revillagigedo Island in Southeast Alaska. It is the southernmost and fourth largest city in Alaska.
Saxman
Village
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Saxman is a town on Revillagigedo Island in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in southeastern Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Saxman had a population of 384.
Tongass/Ketchikan National Forest
- Categories: proclaimed forest, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.3333° or 55° 20′ northLongitude
-131.6333° or 131° 38′ westOperator
United States Forest ServiceOpen location code
947C89M8+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 14108360634OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q111907597
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Satellite Map
Discover Tongass/Ketchikan National Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Tongass/Ketchikan National Forest” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Khu vực Ketchikan”
- Vietnamese: “Rừng quốc gia Tongass/Ketchikan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dairy and Herring Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include NOAAS Fairweather and NOAA Pier.
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