Gulkana, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Gulkana
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- population 59, on Richardson Highway at Gulkana River crossing, 1.6 mi. SW of junction of Glenn and Richardson Highways, Copper River Basin.
- This village was established about 1903 as a telegraph station and named "Kulkana" by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the nearby river. The Gulkana post office operated between 1909 and 1954 (Ricks, 1965, p. 24).
- 62.271388962° 16' 17.0"N-145.3822222145° 22' 56.0"W
- Gakona Junction 1.5 mi. NE
- Gakona 3.3 mi. NE
- Glennallen 12.4 mi. SW
- Tazlina 14.8 mi. S
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 81
- 425 m
- 167436836
- Updated Apr 19, 2020