Information About

Bear Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bear Island on The Map

Location

61 ° 6' 16.999" N,
142 ° 26' 2" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1499 ft (456.9 m)

Bear Island in Detail.

About

in Chitina River, 10 mi. W of Gibraltar Hill, 28 mi. SE of McCarthy; St. Elias Mts.

History

so named in 1915 by F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "besause a bear was seen on its shore."

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy A-4 (1959), McCarthy A-4 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy A-4 (1994), McCarthy A-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Bear Island
Cities:

Nizina,

Glaciers:

Rex Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Big Bend Lakes, Flower Lakes,

Mountains:

Andrus Peak, Bald Mountain, Mount Holmes, Pyramid Peak,

Parks:

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park,

Ridges:

MacColl Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Kiagna River, Kiagna River,

Streams:

Bearhole Creek, Canyon Creek, Coffee Creek, Discovery Creek, Doby Creek, Gold Run, Hunter Creek, Martin Creek, Rex Creek, Sheep Creek, White Creek,

Valleys:

Blygh Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Boulder Gulch, Calamity Gulch, Champagne Gulch, Devils Gulch, Dry Gulch, Grubstake Gulch, Hells Kitchen Gulch, Jolly Gulch, Kermon Gulch, Sunday Gulch, Swede Gulch, Virginia Gulch,