Information About

Yukon Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Homer

Elevation:

282 ft (85.95 m)

About

on SE edge of Kachemak Bay, on Kenai Peninsula 9 mi. S of Homer, Chugach Mts.

History of Yukon Island

Named by W. H. Dall, in 1880, for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) schooner Yukon.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Seldovia C-4 (1948), Seldovia C-4 (1948), Seldovia C-4 (1949), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia C-4 (1961), Seldovia C-4 (1961), Seldovia C-4 (1961), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia C-4 SW (1987),

Places Near Yukon Island

Cities:

Ostrovski,

Bars:

Archimandritof Shoals, Homer Spit, Lancashire Rocks, MacDonald Spit, McKeon Rock,

Bays:

China Poot Bay, Coal Bay, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak Bay, Kasitsna Bay, Little Tutka Bay, Mud Bay, Neptune Bay, Peterson Bay, Sadie Cove, San Juan Cove, Silver Creek, Tutka Bay, Tutka Bay Lagoon,

Beaches:

Shingle Beach,

Capes:

Anisom Point, Barabara Point, Coal Point, Nubble Point, Seldovia Point,

Channels:

Eldred Passage,

Cities:

Homer,

Cliffs:

Bluff Point,

Dams:

Fish Creek Dam, Seldovia Upper Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kaneq,

Flats:

McKeon Flats,

Islands:

Aleutika Island, Cohen Island, Cronin Island, Grass Island, Gull Island, Herring Islands, Hesketh Island, Mermaid Island, San Juan, San Juan Island, Sixty-foot Rock, Yukon Island,

Lakes:

Beluga Lake, Bridge Creek Reservoir, Lampert Lake, Lilly Lake, Seldovia Lagoon, Seldovia Lake, Seldovia Reservoir, Trena Lake,

Mine:

Kenai Chrome Mine,

Mountains:

Lookout Mountain, Ohlson Mountain, Red Mountain,

Parks:

Mariner Park,

Mountain Passes:

Seldovia Slough,

Peaks:

Sadie Peak,

Ridges:

Crossman Ridge, Diamond Ridge, Grace Ridge,

Rivers:

Seldovia River, Windy River, Wosnesenski River,

Streams:

Barabara Creek, Bidarki Creek, Bridge Creek, Diamond Creek, Fritz Creek, Jakolof Creek, Palmer Creek, Port Dick Creek, Quiet Creek, South Beaver Creek, Stonehocker Creek, Twitter Creek,

Routes:

Grace Ridge Trail, Hatchery Trail, North Sadie Knob Trail, Sadie Cove Landing Trail, Sadie Knob Spur Trail, Sea Star Cove Cabin Trail, South Sadie Knob Trail, Tutka Lake Trail, Wosnesenski River Trail,

Valleys:

Bear Canyon, Diamond Gulch, Neilson Canyon, Thurston Canyon, Waterman Canyon, Woodard Canyon,

Cities:

Diamond Ridge, Fritz Creek, Jakolof Bay, Kachemak City, Millers Landing, Seldovia Village,