Description
Chilkat Range is located extends from near Chuck Inlet at the head of the Lynn Canal S to Icy Strait, 26 mi. W of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 70 miles long.
History
Named "Chilkat Mountains" in 1879 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the Chilkat subdivision of the Tlingit Indians. These mountains were called the "Chilkat Range" in 1891. Coast Pilot (p. 202).