Information About

North Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 36' 43.999" N,
145 ° 43' 43" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

North Rock in Detail.

About

in Orca Inlet, 4.5 mi. N of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), while collecting hydrographic data and making harbor sketches along the coast of Alaska; probably named for nearby North Island.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-5 (1951), Cordova C-5 (1951), Cordova C-5 (1951), Cordova C-5 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-5 (1953), Cordova C-5 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-5 SW (1983), Cordova C-5 (2000), Cordova C-5 SW (2014),
Places Near North Rock
Cities:

Eyak,

Bars:

Fleming Spit, Government Rock, North Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Middle Arm, Mud Bay, Nelson Bay, Odiak Slough, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Shepard Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

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

Glaciers:

Glacier G214260E60794N, Glacier G214364E60797N,

Islands:

Boy Scout Island, Channel Islands, Grass Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Eyak Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Ibeck Pond, Meals Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Rude Lake, Sahlin Lagoon, Scout Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Kelly Mountain, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Snyder Mountain, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Big Glacier, Center Slough, Joe Reeves Slough, Johnson Slough, Little Glacier Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River, Rude River, Scott River, Sheep River, Sheridan River,

Streams:

Big Glacier Slough,

Streams:

Beartrail Creek, Boulder Creek, Currin Slough, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Government Slough, Hartney Creek, Heney Creek, Humpback Creek, Ibeck Creek, Koppen Creek, Lydick Slough, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Orca Creek, Parson Falls Creek, Power Creek, Raging Creek, Robinson Falls Creek, Rogue Creek, Simpson Creek, Snyder Falls Creek, Wesley Falls Creek, Windy Creek,

Routes:

Eyak Trail,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca,

Waterfalls:

Ohman Falls,