Yakutat Alaska Map

About Yakutat, Alaska

Yakutat is a locality in Yakutat, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 2.5 people per km². Yakutat is located at 59.5636°N, 139.6062°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Yakutat) timezone. ZIP code: 99689.

Yakutat occupies a vast, quiet expanse of inland wilderness where the northern light stretches thin and pale across the muskeg. It lies 207.8 miles west-northwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 297°T). Dense thickets of spruce and hemlock define the perimeter of the Tongass National Forest, which begins a mere two miles away and blankets the terrain in deep, saturated greens. Three miles from the center, the waters of Summit Lakes mirror the shifting clouds, while the nearby flow of Ophir Creek carves a persistent, rhythmic path through the silty earth. In the distance, the jagged silhouettes of the Floral Hills rise against the horizon, their ancient, weathered crests watching over the stillness of the interior. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that settles into the lungs, punctuated only by the occasional, distant hum of a bush plane traversing the immense scale of the landscape.

Yakutat sustains itself through a rugged, independent economy that has long adapted to the demands of the subarctic interior. The history of the region is written in the endurance of those who work the land, finding their livelihood in the timber and the seasonal rhythms of the forest. Seventeen miles away, the Rasmuson Glacier remains a silent, slow-moving sentinel, reminding residents of the slow, geological forces that shaped the valleys long before human settlement. Daily life in Yakutat moves at the pace of the seasons, where the transition from the long, dark winters to the brief, intense summers dictates the rhythm of work and rest. It is a place where the grandeur of the wilderness is not merely a backdrop but a constant, heavy presence that informs the character of everyone who calls Yakutat home.

About This Yakutat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yakutat, Alaska. Coordinates: 59.563588, -139.606191. 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 Yakutat includes the ZIP code (99689), telephone area code (907), county seat of Yakutat, and school district assignment (Yakutat 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.