Lakes / Alaska / Denali County / Amos Lakes
Amos Lakes, Denali County, Alaska
244 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.85 degrees N, 152.63 degrees W - Denali County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Amos Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 143 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Lakes | Denali | 0.9 mi | 245 acres |
| Scotty Lake | Denali | 6.2 mi | 67 acres |
| Haynes Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 13 mi | 330 acres |
| Little Lake | Denali | 16 mi | 25 acres |
| Giles Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 19 mi | 50 acres |
| Grayling Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 30 mi | 329 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Amos Lakes
How Big Is Amos Lakes?
Amos Lakes covers 244 acres in Denali County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Denali County?
Chilchukabena Lake is the largest lake in Denali County, at 2,079 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 35634606). Verified October 30, 2026.