Information About

Williams Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 51' 24.001" N,
133 ° 37' 34" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Williams Cove in Detail.

About

On the W side of Tracy Arm, 4 mi. N of Holkham Bay, 6 mi N of Harbor island, 7.5 mi W of Mount Sumdum, and 38 mi. SW of Juneau.

History

Named by Maxine Williams for her husband, Valta F. Williams (1907-1962), who guided many hunters in this area and who organized the first Guides Association of Southeast Alaska. He lived in Alaska for almost 30 years and was an outdoordman, hunter, fisherman, and guide.

Topo Maps

Sumdum D-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum D-5 (1955), Sumdum D-5 (1955), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum D-5 (1994), Sumdum D-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Williams Cove
Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Thistle Ledge, Wood Spit,

Bays:

Gilbert Bay, Holkham Bay, Mallard Cove, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Port Snettisham, Williams Cove,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Astley, Point Coke, Bogert Point, Ox Point, Prospect Point, River Point, Rock Point, Sentinel Point, Sharp Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Whiting Point,

Channels:

The Gorge, Stephens Passage,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Fannie Island, Harbor Island, Midway Islands, Round Islet, Sumdum Island,

Lakes:

Icefall Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Upper Sweetheart Lake,

Mine:

Friday Mine, Whigg Placer Mine,

Mountains:

Meigs Peak, Mount Sumdum,

Streams:

Anmer Creek, Gilbert Creek, Powers Creek, Prospect Creek, Sweetheart Creek,

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,