Information About

Culross Island

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 42' 19.001" N,
148 ° 12' 2.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

1519 ft (462.99 m)

Culross Island in Detail.

About

in Prince William Sound, between Perry Passage and Culross Passage, 16 mi. SE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 10 miles long.

History

Local name reported by US Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1905.

Topo Maps

Seward C-4 (1951), Seward C-4 (1951), Seward C-4 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-4 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward C-4 (1995),
Places Near Culross Island
Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Nellie Juan, Port Wells, Cochrane Bay, Culross Bay, Deep Water Bay, East Finger Inlet, Entry Cove, Falls Bay, Foul Bay, Goose Bay, Granite Bay, Hidden Bay, Hummer Bay, Long Bay, Main Bay, McClure Bay, Picturesque Cove, Pigot Bay, Pirate Cove, Quillian Bay, Surprise Cove, Ziegler Cove,

Capes:

Point Pigot, Point Cochrane, Point Culross, Point Esther, Blackstone Point, Bush Point, Division Point, Hodgkins Point, Slope Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Culross Passage, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Dams:

West Gables Cannery Dam,

Islands:

Applegate Island, Culross Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock, Mink Island,

Lakes:

Cheimoviski Lake, Esther Lake, Falls Lake, Lake Jack, Lake Shrode,

Mine:

Lansing Mine,

Mountains:

Esther Peak, Pigot Benchmark,

Parks:

Entry Cove State Marine Park, Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park, Surprise Cove State Marine Park, Ziegler Cove State Marine Park,

Streams:

Hummer Creek,

Routes:

Esther Falls Overlook Trail,

Waterfalls:

Esther Falls,