Information About

Porcupine Point

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 44' 38" N,
146 ° 42' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Porcupine Point in Detail.

About

at S entrance to Port Fidalgo, 35 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1898 by Captain Abercrombie (1900, map), USA, during his exploration of the Copper River region.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-8 (1950), Cordova C-8 (1950), Cordova C-8 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-8 (1952), Cordova C-8 (1952), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),

Places Near Porcupine Point

Bars:

Bligh Reef,

Basins:

Gumboot Basin,

Bays:

Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Galena Bay, Knowles Bay, The Lagoon, Landlocked Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Two Moon Bay, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Capes:

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

Channels:

The Narrows, 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, Millard Lake, Silver Lake, Turner Lake,

Mine:

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Mountains:

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

Rivers:

Duck River,

Streams:

Banzer Creek, Black Creek, Chisna Creek, Copper Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Indian Creek, Lagoon Creek, Millard Creek, Reynolds Creek,

Valleys:

Vesuvius Valley,

Cities:

Ellamar, Tatitlek,