Information About

The Needle

Quick Facts

Open in The Map The Needle on The Map

Location

60 ° 6' 40" N,
147 ° 36' 2.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

The Needle in Detail.

About

In Montague Strait, 8 mi. SW of S tip of Green I., 5.5 mi E of Point Helen, Chugach Mts.

History

Descriptive name reported in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-2 (1951), Seward A-2 (1951), Seward A-2 (1951), 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 A-2 (1953), Seward (1959),
Places Near The Needle
Bays:

Barnes Cove, Drier Bay, Fault Cove, Hanning Bay, Hogan Bay, Little Bay, Mallard Bay, Northeast Arm, Northeast Arm Mummy Bay, Northeast Cove, Patton Bay, Snug Harbor, Thumb Bay,

Capes:

Point Woodcock, Point Bazil, Point Helen, Clump Point, Discovery Point, Mallard Head, Putnam Point,

Channels:

Montague Strait,

Dams:

Hayden Lake Dam, Sandra Lake Dam,

Islands:

Chase Island, Green Island, Little Green Island, The Needle, Pointed Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Hayden,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain,

Rivers:

Nellie Martin River, Patton River,

Streams:

Braided Creek,