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Auke Nu Cove

Auke Nu Cove

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  • Juneau
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About

on N shore of Auke Bay, N of Auke Cape and 12 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 1 mile wide.

History of Auke Nu Cove

Tlingit Indian name "Auk Nu" meaning "Auk Fort"; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962. Auk is the name of a subdivision of the Tlingits who lived in the area.

Places Near Auke Nu Cove
Cities:

Auke, Fish Creek,

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Battleship Reef, Cohen Reef, Dornin Rock, Eagle Reef, Favorite Reef, George Rock, Gibby Rock, Horse Shoal, Mendenhall Bar,

Basins:

Cottrell Basin, Lower Basin, Middle Basin, Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Admiralty Cove, Amalga Harbor, Auke Bay, Auke Nu Cove, Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Eagle Harbor, Fritz Cove, Funter Bay, Halibut Cove, Hand Trollers Cove, Huffman Harbor, Indian Cove, Lena Cove, Pearl Harbor, Shelter Cove, Smugglers Cove, Tee Harbor, Yankee Cove, Young Bay,

Beaches:

Eagle Beach, Young Beach,

Capes:

Auke Cape, Barlow Point, Entrance Point, False Arden, Point Hilda, Hut Point, Indian Point, Inner Point, Inspiration Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Mansfield Peninsula, Mendenhall Peninsula, Middle Point, Outer Point, Piling Point, Spaulding Point, Spuhn Point, Point Stephens, Sunny Point, Symonds Point, Point Young,

Channels:

Favorite Channel, Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

The Breadline,

Dams:

Nugget Creek Dam, Switzer Creek Number 2 Dam,

Glaciers:

Herbert Glacier, Mendenhall Glacier,

Hills:

Pederson Hill, Tolch Rock,

Islands:

Aaron Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Battleship Island, Bird Island, Coghlan Island, Cohen Island, Colt Island, Douglas Island, Gauge Island, Gull Island, Horse Island, Indian Island, Kishbrock Island, Ledge Island, Portland Island, Scull Island, Shaman Island, Shelter Island, Spuhn Island, Star Rock, Strauss Rock, Suedla Island,

Lakes:

Auke Lake, Cropley Lake, Dredge Lake, Mendenhall Lake, Nugget Creek, Peterson Lake, Salt Lake, Shelter Lake, Windfall Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine, Alaska Empire Mine, Aurora Borealis Mine, Bessie Mine, Eagle River Mine, Lemon Creek Pit, Lower Montana Creek Mine, Nugget Creek Mine, Peterson Mine, Windfall Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Anderson, Auke Mountain, Mount Ben Stewart, Bullard Mountain, Mount Ernest Gruening, Glacier Grub Tower, Green Mountain, Lone Mountain, McGinnis Mountain, Mount Meek, Mount Robert Barron, Saddle Mountain, Snowy Mountain, Stroller White Mountain, Table Top Mountain, Thane Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Treasury Hill, Triangle Peak, Mount Troy, Mount Wrather,

Parks:

Auke Recreation Area, Shelter Island State Marine Park,

Ridges:

Mendenhall Towers,

Rivers:

Eagle River, Herbert River, Mendenhall River,

Streams:

Admiralty Creek, Arastra Creek, Auke Creek, Auke Nu Creek, Bay Creek, Bear Creek, Bessie Creek, Boulder Creek, Cove Creek, Duck Creek, Elevenmile Creek, Fall Creek, Falls Creek, Fish Creek, Goat Creek, Goose Creek, Hendrickson Creek, Hilda Creek, Johnson Creek, Jordan Creek, Lake Creek, Lemon Creek, Lena Creek, McGinnis Creek, Montana Creek, Neilson Creek, Ninemile Creek, Nugget Creek, Peterson Creek, Peterson Creek, Shrine Creek, Slate Creek, Steep Creek, Switzer Creek, Tee Creek, Tenk Creek, Tusta Creek, Vista Creek, Waydelich Creek, Windfall Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Bessie Creek Trail, Herbert Glacier Trail, Mount McGinnis Trail, Montana Creek Trail, Nugget Creek Trail, Peterson Creek Trail, Rainforest Trail, Spaulding Trail, West Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail, Young Lake Trail,

Valleys:

Mendenhall Valley, Prairie Basin,

Cities:

Auke Bay, Dobson Landing, Fairhaven, Funter, Lemon Creek, Lena Beach, Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven, Saint Terese, Tee Harbor, Vanderbilt Hill,

Auke Nu Cove Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Auke Nu Cove.

Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Glaucous-winged Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Pine Siskin, Mallard, Common Merganser, Bohemian Waxwing, Rusty Blackbird, Harlequin Duck, Common Gull, White-winged Scoter, Pigeon Guillemot, Common Raven, Bufflehead, Barrow's Goldeneye, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Marbled Murrelet, Bonaparte's Gull, Black Oystercatcher, Killdeer, American Crow, Barn Swallow, Trumpeter Swan, Common Goldeneye, Wilson's Snipe, Greater Yellowlegs, Black-legged Kittiwake, Glaucous Gull, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Pygmy-owl, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Northern Shrike, Steller's Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Song Sparrow