Mud Bay Alaska Map

About Mud Bay, Alaska

Mud Bay is a locality in Haines, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Mud Bay is located at 59.1512°N, 135.3565°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. ZIP codes: 99901, 99827.

Mud Bay holds the stillness of the interior, where the air thins against the jagged reach of the Coast Range to the east. It lies 68.5 miles north-northwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 330°T), and is situated 145.6 miles north of Sitka. The land here is defined by the slow, deliberate work of ice and stone, where the colossal presence of Rainbow Glacier exerts a quiet gravity over the surrounding tundra. Only two miles distant, the waters of Rustabach Lake reflect the low-slung, subarctic light, acting as a mirror for the vast, unpeopled silence that stretches toward the Ferebee Valley. The terrain is marked by the rugged, uneven textures of a landscape still emerging from the grip of ancient, retreating frost, where the ground is covered in a dense, resilient carpet of moss and lichen that absorbs the footfall of any traveler.

History in Mud Bay is measured not in decades, but in the enduring tracks of the Nahku Portage, an ancient path that speaks to the movement of those who traversed this wilderness long before modern maps were drawn. Life here is tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the proximity of Chilkat State Park, which serves as a sentinel for the preservation of the surrounding wild. The economy remains sparse, favoring a life of deep self-reliance and the careful harvesting of the land’s quiet offerings, far from the frantic pace of industrial centers. Nearby, the waters of Ludaseska Creek cut through the basin, their steady, rhythmic flow serving as the primary pulse of the locality, grounding the residents in a cycle of water and earth that has persisted for generations.

About This Mud Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mud Bay, Alaska. Coordinates: 59.151183, -135.356493. 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 Mud Bay includes the ZIP code (99901, 99827), telephone area code (907), county seat of Haines, and school district assignment (Haines Borough 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.