Summit Lake is a very small tarn located above the tree line within the Hatcher Pass of the Talkeetna Mountains in Willow, Alaska, United States. The lake is located about 2,000 feet southwest of the summit of Hatcher Pass, about 2 miles southwest of the Independence Mine State Historic Park, and about 2,500 feet northwest of Hatch Peak. It is also about …
Summit Lake is a very small tarn located above the tree line within the Hatcher Pass of the Talkeetna Mountains in Willow, Alaska, United States. The lake is located about 2,000 feet southwest of the summit of Hatcher Pass, about 2 miles southwest of the Independence Mine State Historic Park, and about 2,500 feet northwest of Hatch Peak. It is also about 26 miles west of main area of Willow and about 12 miles north of both Palmer and Wasilla. The lake is situated within the Summit Lake Recreation Site The lake is fed directly by springs and snow fields and flows via a waterfall into beginning of Willow Creek. Willow Creek feeds into the Susitna River, which empties into the Cook Inlet of the Gulf of Alaska.
Location: Willow, Alaska · United States
Part of: Susitna River Basin
Primary inflows: Snow fields & springs
Primary outflows: Willow Creek
Basin countries: United States
Managing agency: Alaska Department of Natural Resources: Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
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