Information About

Granite Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Granite Bay on The Map

Location

60 ° 25' 32.999" N,
148 ° 0' 27" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Granite Bay in Detail.

About

on E coast of Kenai Peninsula, extends SE to Knight Island Passage, 10 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts. 2 miles long.

History

Descriptive local name reported in 1908 by US Grant and D. F. Higgins (in Brooks and others, 1909, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward B-3 (1950), Seward B-3 (1950), Seward B-3 (1950), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward B-3 (1952), 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 (1959), Seward B-3 (2000),
Places Near Granite Bay
Archipelagos:

Pleiades Islands,

Bars:

Point of Rocks,

Bays:

Cathead Bay, Chenega Cove, Copper Bay, Deer Cove, Drier Bay, Em-urluq Bay, Eshamy Bay, Ewan Bay, Falls Bay, Foul Bay, Granite Bay, Italian Bay, Jackpot Bay, Johnson Bay, Kake Cove, Lower Herring Bay, Lucky Bay, Main Bay, Mallard Bay, Masked Bay, McClure Bay, Mummy Bay, Northeast Arm, Paddy Bay, Picturesque Cove, Seven Fathom Hole, Whale Bay,

Capes:

Point Nowell, Point Countess, Cat Head, Chenega Point, Clump Point, Ewan Point, Jackpot Point, Mallard Head, Paddy Point, Rocky Point, Squire Point,

Channels:

Dangerous Passage, Knight Island Passage, Long Channel,

Dams:

West Gables Cannery Dam,

Islands:

Aguliak Island, Applegate Island, Channel Rock, Chenega Island, Clam Islands, Crafton Island, Delenia Island, Ewan Island, Jackpot Island, Junction Island, Mummy Island, New Year Island, New Year Islands, Pass Island, Range Island, Rocky Island, Sister Rock, Squire Island, Squirrel Island, Verdant Island,

Lakes:

Cheimoviski Lake, Eshamy Lagoon, Eshamy Lake, Ewan Lake, Falls Lake, Gunboat Lakes, Rubber Boot Lake,

Mountains:

Dual Head, Eshamy Peak, Saddle Peak,

Streams:

Eshamy Creek,