Information About

Bald Head Chris Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bald Head Chris Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 47' 37" N,
147 ° 50' 35.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

92 ft (28.04 m)

Bald Head Chris Island in Detail.

About

in Prince William Sound, at NE end of Wells Passage, 28 mi. E of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 1 mile long.

History

Local name reported in 1908 by U.S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for Chris Christensen who operated a fox farm on the island at the end of the 19th century.

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 Bald Head Chris Island
Cities:

Kiniklik,

Bars:

Egg Rocks,

Bays:

Cascade Bay, Cove Shoestring, Derickson Bay, Eaglek Bay, East Twin Bay, Esther Bay, Jonah Bay, Papoose Cove, Quillian Bay, Schoppe Bay, Shoestring Cove, Siwash Bay, South Bay, South Bay, Squaw Bay, West Twin Bay,

Capes:

Point Pellew, Point Perry, Billings Point, Bush Point, Hodgkins Point, Lone Point, Meares Point, Point Pellow, Ragged Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Esther Passage, Lone Passage, Perry Passage,

Glaciers:

Cap Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Eaglek Glacier, Tommy Glacier,

Islands:

Axel Lind Island, Bald Head Chris Island, Cascade Island, Dutch Group, Eaglek Island, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Fool Island, Jenny Islands, Kiniklik Island, Little Axel Lind Island, Lone Island, Perry Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Davis Lake,

Peaks:

Zwaccpunik Peak,

Rivers:

Avery River,

Cities:

Golden,