Lakes / Alaska / Denali County / Spectacle Lake
Spectacle Lake, Denali County, Alaska
769 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.58 degrees N, 152.39 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 Spectacle Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 165 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Cache Lake | Denali | 1.8 mi | 678 acres |
| Caribou Lake | Denali | 2.8 mi | 173 acres |
| Fish Lake | Denali | 4.4 mi | 340 acres |
| Big Long Lake | Denali | 4.6 mi | 108 acres |
| Carls Cache Lake | Denali | 5.3 mi | 242 acres |
| Big Lake | Denali | 6.1 mi | 688 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{68A4AACD-DAAB-41C7-9A2C-D2958DDCEB74}
CountyDenali
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.5817, -152.3872
Questions About Spectacle Lake
How Big Is Spectacle Lake?
Spectacle Lake covers 769 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 {68A4AACD-DAAB-41C7-9A2C-D2958DDCEB74}). Verified October 30, 2026.