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 54. The population density is 1.2 people per km². Whale Pass is located at 56.1153°N, 133.1208°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. ZIP code: 99921.

Whale Pass is a place where the wild edges of Alaska begin to fray, dissolving into a mosaic of emerald rainforest and pewter sea. It lies 158.7 miles south-south-east of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 162°T), and is situated 37.7 miles south-west of Wrangell. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and salt spray, clings to the slopes that plunge down to the water. Douglas firs and Sitka spruce, ancient sentinels draped in moss, crowd the steep terrain, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the perpetually shifting sky. The shoreline is a rugged embrace of wave-worn rocks and dark, pebbled beaches, where the tide whispers its secrets to the land. Even on the clearest days, a soft, diffused light filters through the dense canopy, lending a hushed reverence to the landscape. This remote outpost, a collection of weathered buildings clinging to the edge of the Tongass National Forest, carries the quiet legacy of its past. For generations, the bounty of the surrounding waters has sustained its people, the rhythm of fishing boats and the scent of drying nets a familiar refrain. The economy here is a direct dialogue with the ocean, a dependence on salmon runs and the occasional crab harvest, a life lived in intimate partnership with the elements. Whale Pass remembers the resilience of those who first settled these shores, their lives etched into the very grain of the timber and the enduring strength of the coastline.

About This Whale Pass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whale Pass, Alaska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 56.115278, -133.120833. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Whale Pass and Prince of Wales-Hyder.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Whale Pass is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.