Location: Pippin Lake, Copper Center, Alaska, USA
Date: 2022.07
Photographer: Jesen
Camera: Nikon D850
Retouch: Adobe Photoshop
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3.2 mi. N of Tonsina and 54 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 160 acres in size. Maximum depth is 14 feet. Local name reported in 1932 by C. F. Feuchsel, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), “for a local teamster named Joe Pippin who fell into the lake about 1924.” The Ahtena Indian name was reported as Taktahni (presumably the name of a stream) meaning “high up” or “on top.”
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