Information About

Bidarka Point

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 49' 12" N,
146 ° 38' 16.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Bidarka Point in Detail.

About

on N shore of Port Fidalgo, 36 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.;

History

Local name from the Russian word for a skin-covered boat similar to the Kayak; reported in 1905 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Called "Copper Mountain Point" by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who explored the Copper River region in 1898.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova D-8 (1951), Cordova D-8 (1951), Cordova D-8 (1951), Cordova D-8 (1952), Cordova D-8 (1952), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),
Places Near Bidarka Point
Basins:

Gumboot Basin,

Bays:

Port Fidalgo, Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Galena Bay, Irish Cove, Jack Bay, Knowles Bay, The Lagoon, Landlocked Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Two Moon Bay, Valdez Arm, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Capes:

Bidarka Point, Black Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Graveyard Point, Knowles Head, Porcupine Point, Red Head, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Tatitlek Narrows,

Dams:

Ellamar Dam Number 1, Ellamar Dam Number 2, Tatitlek Dam, Tatitlek Supply Dam,

Fictional Places:

Port Moore,

Glaciers:

Glacier G213550E61021N,

Islands:

Bligh Island, Busby Island, Goose Island, Gull Island, Reef Island,

Lakes:

Copper Lake, Millard Lake, Silver Lake, Turner Lake,

Mine:

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Mountains:

Bells Butte, Billygoat Mountain, Copper Mountain, Ellamar Mountain,

Parks:

Jack Bay State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Duck River,

Streams:

Banzer Creek, Black Creek, Chisna Creek, Copper Creek, Donaldson Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Lagoon Creek, Levshakoff Creek, Millard Creek, Reynolds Creek,

Routes:

Jack Bay Island Trail,

Valleys:

Vesuvius Valley,

Cities:

Ellamar, Tatitlek,