Information About

Castle Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Castle Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 20' 8.999" N,
145 ° 13' 9.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Castle Island in Detail.

About

at delta of Copper River, 25 mi. SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 4.5 miles long.

History

Named by H. P. Ritter, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1898. "The Knoll is about 30 ft. high and covered with Alder bushes. There are five large Cottonwood trees on this knoll, and from a distance they resemble the tower of a castle."