Information About

Chitina

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 30' 56.999" N,
144 ° 26' 12.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Elevation

594 ft (181.05 m)

Chitina in Detail.

About

on W bank of Copper River, 3 mi. N of Taral and 66 mi. ENE of Valdez; Chugach Mts.

History

Railroad and mining supply town established about 1908 on the northern terminus of the Copper River and Northwestern RR. located at or near an Indian village or camp. population was 171 in 1920; 116 in 1930; 176 in 1939; and 92 in 1950.

Topo Maps

Valdez C-2 (1951), Valdez C-2 (1951), Valdez C-2 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez C-2 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez C-2 (1996), Valdez C-2 SE (2016),
Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Herring Gull, Violet-green Swallow, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee, Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bald Eagle, Trumpeter Swan, Green-winged Teal, Common Redpoll, Ring-necked Duck, Varied Thrush, Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, Mallard, Hammond's Flycatcher, American Robin, White-crowned Sparrow, Glaucous-winged Gull, Common Raven, Pine Grosbeak, Pine Siskin, Belted Kingfisher, Fox Sparrow, Northern Shoveler, Common Goldeneye, Barrow's Goldeneye, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hermit Thrush, Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, Wilson's Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Common Gull, Common Loon, Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Gray Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Waterthrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Spruce Grouse, Arctic Tern, Pacific Loon, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Merlin, Alder Flycatcher, Boreal Chickadee, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Townsend's Solitaire, Swainson's Thrush, White-winged Crossbill, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Blackpoll Warbler

Places Near Chitina
Cities:

Taral,

Cities:

Chitina,

Routes:

Blackbird Falls, Chitna Route,

Lakes:

First Lake, Lost Lake, Second Lake, Third Lake, Three Mile Lake, Town Lake,

Mountains:

Hubbard Peak, Spirit Mountain,

Rivers:

Chitina River, Kotsina River, Tonsina River,

Streams:

Canyon Creek, Divide Creek, Elliott Creek, Eskilida Creek, Falls Creek, Fivemile Creek, Fox Creek, Haley Creek, Horse Creek, Kuslina Creek, Liberty Creek, O-Brien Creek, Pass Creek, Rabbit Creek, Surprise Creek, Taral Creek, Tenas Creek, Willow Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Wood Canyon,

Waterfalls:

Liberty Falls,