Klukwan Alaska Map

About Klukwan, Alaska

Klukwan is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 24.2 people per km². Klukwan is located at 59.4039°N, 135.8844°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. ZIP code: 99827.

Klukwan remains a deliberate presence amidst the dense, shadowed timber of the interior wilderness. It lies 92.4 miles northwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 326°T), and is situated 163.7 miles north of Sitka. Iron Mountain looms two miles to the east, a stark sentinel of rock that watches over the quiet movement of the land, while the distant, frozen expanse of Aurel Glacier exerts a cold, pale influence upon the atmosphere. The air here holds a heavy, ancient stillness, broken only by the shifting of spruce needles or the sudden, sharp call of a raven navigating the thermals. Five miles away, the low ground of Moose Valley offers a subtle contrast to the jagged rise of the terrain, where the light at dusk turns the sky a bruised, metallic violet that seems to press against the dark, needle-pointed horizon.

Klukwan serves as a vital center for the Tlingit people, preserving a heritage that survives in the intricate wooden carvings and the profound, living memory of the clan houses. Local life is defined by the seasonal rhythms of the forest, with many residents engaged in traditional subsistence practices that have sustained these families for generations. The legacy of the Dalton Trail, which passes just three miles from the settlement, remains a quiet reminder of historical passage and trade through these rugged corridors. Nearby, the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve protects the vast gatherings of raptors that descend upon the local streams, marking the land as a place where the wild persists in its own unyielding terms, indifferent to the reach of the modern world.

About This Klukwan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Klukwan, Alaska. Coordinates: 59.403889, -135.884444. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Klukwan includes the ZIP code (99827), telephone area code (907), county seat of Hoonah-Angoon, and school district assignment (Chatham School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.