Information About

Sheep Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 39' 38.999" N,
146 ° 0' 27" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Sheep Bay in Detail.

About

at N end of Orca Bay, 12 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN). This is probably the same bay called "Ensenada de Menendez" by Don Salvador Fidalgo on June 8, 1790, when he took possession; named for Salvador Menendez Valdes, one of his

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova C-6 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova C-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-6 (2000),

Places Near Sheep Bay

Bars:

Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, Shag Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Alice Cove, Beartrap Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Comfort Cove, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Mud Bay, Olsen Bay, Orca Bay, Parshas Bay, Sheep Bay, Shipyard Bay, Simpson Bay, Three Mile Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Big Point, Bluff Point, Bomb Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Parshas Point, Saddle Point, Sheep Point,

Channels:

Orca Inlet,

Glaciers:

Glacier G214116E60878N,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Channel Islands, Hanks Island, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Piledriver Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Hole-in-the-wall, Milton Lake, Sahlin Lagoon, Sahlin Lake,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Gravina River, Sheep River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Dead Creek, Deep Creek, East Fork Olsen Bay Creek, Hartney Creek, Hawkins Creek, Hemlock Creek, Hidden Creek, Koppen Creek, Orca Creek, Palugvik Creek, Paul Creek, Raging Creek, Rogue Creek, Sahlin Creek, Simpson Creek, Spruce Creek, West Fork Olsen Bay Creek, Windy Creek,

Cities:

Whitshed,

Waterfalls:

Sahlin Falls,