THE MOSQUITO LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Mosquito Lake CDP has 77.2 square miles of land in Haines Borough. Its Census reference point is in Pacific Coastal Mountains.
Coastal Alaska's steep, wet mountains include large areas of glacial terrain. Rocky slopes and ice-covered highlands contrast with lower shrub-covered settings where vegetation can establish.
Regional context: Pacific Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mosquito Lake and Haines Borough
Mosquito Lake is associated with Haines Borough in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mosquito Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.45 square miles of water within Mosquito Lake, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 14 percentage points lower than the 14.6% recorded for Haines Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mosquito Lake CDP has 2.9 times the land area of nearby Covenant Life CDP (27.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.