Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Summit Lake
Summit Lake, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
404 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.31 degrees N, 149.16 degrees W - Matanuska-Susitna 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 Summit Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 114 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edes Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.3 mi | 109 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Denali | 2.7 mi | 81 acres |
| Drashner Lake | Denali | 11 mi | 37 acres |
| Summit Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 31 mi | 28 acres |
| High Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 32 mi | 117 acres |
| Miami Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 34 mi | 124 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{810CE6CB-1FB2-4C36-8936-E97AED7F3514}
CountyMatanuska-Susitna
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.3060, -149.1594
Questions About Summit Lake
How Big Is Summit Lake?
Summit Lake covers 404 acres in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Lake Louise is the largest lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, at 14,705 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 {810CE6CB-1FB2-4C36-8936-E97AED7F3514}). Verified October 30, 2026.