Information About

Wells Passage

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wells Passage on The Map

Location

60 ° 46' 1.999" N,
148 ° 7' 9.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Wells Passage in Detail.

About

extends E 16 mi. from S end of Port Wells to Prince William Sound, on S side of Esther I., 24 mi. E of Whittier; Chugach Mts.

History

local name reported in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so named because it leads to Port Wells.

Topo Maps

Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-3 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-3 (1995),
Places Near Wells Passage
Bars:

Egg Rocks,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Nellie Juan, Port Wells, Bettles Bay, Cochrane Bay, Cove Shoestring, Culross Bay, East Twin Bay, Esther Bay, Foul Bay, Goose Bay, Granite Bay, Hidden Bay, Hobo Bay, Hummer Bay, Long Bay, Picturesque Cove, Pirate Cove, Quillian Bay, Shoestring Cove, South Bay, West Twin Bay, Ziegler Cove,

Capes:

Point Perry, Point Culross, Point Esther, Bush Point, Hodgkins Point, Meares Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Culross Passage, Esther Passage, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Glaciers:

Cap Glacier,

Islands:

Applegate Island, Culross Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock, Fool Island, Mink Island, Perry Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Davis Lake, Esther Lake, Lake Jack, Lake Shrode,

Mine:

Granite Mine,

Mountains:

Esther Peak,

Parks:

Bettles Bay State Marine Park, Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park, Ziegler Cove State Marine Park,

Streams:

Hobo Creek, Hummer Creek,

Routes:

Esther Falls Overlook Trail,

Cities:

Golden,

Waterfalls:

Esther Falls,