Whale Pass Alaska Map

About Whale Pass, Alaska

Whale Pass is a locality in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 1.7 people per km². Whale Pass is located at 56.0821°N, 133.0675°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. Whale Pass is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99921.

Whale Pass emerges from the dense, ancient silence of the Tongass National Forest, where the heavy emerald canopy of conifers holds the damp weight of the subarctic air. It lies 158.7 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 162°T), and is situated 48.5 miles south of Petersburg. The land rises in subtle, muscular slopes, defined by the persistent flow of Big Creek as it carves a path through the moss-slicked understory. Three miles to the north, Neck Lake remains a dark, reflective mirror, its surface undisturbed by the occasional drift of mist that clings to the valley floor. On the distant horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Keating Range cuts a serrated edge against the pale, diffused light of the afternoon, serving as a reminder of the immense, unyielding scale of the interior wilderness.

Whale Pass grew from the quiet necessity of timber extraction and the slow, deliberate work of those who sought a life defined by the rhythm of the woods. The economy remains tethered to the harvest of the surrounding timberland, a legacy that dictates the pace of life and the steady, practical character of the inhabitants. Long days are spent navigating the transition between the dense thickets and the clearings, where the scent of damp earth and crushed needles hangs heavy in the stillness. Life in Whale Pass is less a matter of grand events and more a collection of small, persistent efforts, practiced under the watchful gaze of the ever-present forest that seems to breathe in unison with the changing seasons.

About This Whale Pass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whale Pass, Alaska. Coordinates: 56.082115, -133.067469. 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 Whale Pass includes the ZIP code (99921), telephone area code (907), county seat of Prince of Wales-Hyder, and school district assignment (Southeast Island 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.