Information About

Government Rock

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Government Rock on The Map

Location

60 ° 26' 42" N,
145 ° 52' 59.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Government Rock in Detail.

About

500 ft. off coast of Point Whitshed, 8 mi. SE of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name published in 1943 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Government Rock
Bars:

Fleming Spit, Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, North Rock, Shag Rock, South Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Mud Bay, Odiak Slough, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Point Bentinck, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Sheep Point, Shepard Point,

Channels:

Egg Island Channel, The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Strawberry Channel, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Humpback Creek Number 2 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 3 Dam, Meals Lake Dam,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Channel Islands, Egg Islands, Grass Island, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Pinnacle Rock, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Eyak Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Meals Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Scout Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Center Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Hartney Creek, Hemlock Creek, Heney Creek, Hidden Creek, Humpback Creek, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Orca Creek, Paul Creek, Raging Creek, Rogue Creek, Spruce Creek, Windy Creek,

Routes:

Eyak Trail,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca, Whitshed,