Information About

Knowles Head

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 40' 54.001" N,
146 ° 37' 18.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Knowles Head in Detail.

About

at W end of Knowles Bay, 32 mi. NW of Cordova; Chugach Mts.

History

named by Captain Abercrombie (1900, map), USA, while exploring the Copper River region in 1898.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-7 (1950), Cordova C-7 (1950), Cordova C-7 (1950), Cordova C-7 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-7 (1953), Cordova C-7 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-7 (2000),
Places Near Knowles Head
Bays:

Port Fidalgo, Anderson Bay, Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Fish Bay, Irish Cove, Knowles Bay, Landlocked Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Two Moon Bay, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Capes:

Bidarka Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Eagle Point, Graveyard Point, Johnstone Point, Knowles Head, Porcupine Point, Red Head,

Channels:

Tatitlek Narrows,

Dams:

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

Fictional Places:

Port Moore,

Islands:

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

Lakes:

Copper Lake,

Mine:

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Mountains:

Bells Butte, Billygoat Mountain, Copper Mountain,

Streams:

Banzer Creek, Chisna Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Lagoon Creek, Reynolds Creek,

Cities:

Ellamar, Tatitlek,