Wells, Haines Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Wells
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- on E shore of Chilkat River, 1.8 mi. NW of Klukwan and 22 mi. W of Skagway; Coast Mts.
- local name reported by Wright (1904, pl. 2 and pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A mining office was established here in 1900, and in 1903 it was a post for the Northwest Mounted Police on what was then the provisional boundary between the United States and Canada.
- 59.416666759° 25' 00.0"N-135.9330556135° 55' 59.0"W
- Chilkat (Hoonah-Angoon Census Area) 1.7 mi. SE
- Klukwan (Hoonah-Angoon Census Area) 1.9 mi. SE
- Covenant Life 3.2 mi. W
- Mosquito Lake 9.5 mi. NW
- Lutak 13.9 mi. E
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 38 m
- 766836800
- Updated Apr 19, 2020