Information About

Castle Island

Quick Facts

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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."

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova B-4 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova B-4 (1994), Cordova B-4 SE (2014),

Places Near Castle Island

Bars:

Grass Island Bar, Kokinhenik Bar,

Capes:

Flag Point,

Channels:

Flag Point Channel, Kokinhenik Branch, Long Island Channel,

Glaciers:

Fickett Glacier, Saddlebag Glacier,

Islands:

Castle Island, Grass Island, Kokinhenik Island, Round Island, Storey Island,

Lakes:

Eleanor Lake, McKinley Lake, Middle Lake, Pipeline Lake,

Mountains:

McKinley Peak, Pyramid Peak, Shattered Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Alaganik Slough, Castle Island Slough, Gus Steven Slough, Pete Dahl Cutoff, Pete Dahl Slough, Storey Slough, Walhalla Slough,

Rivers:

Glacier River,

Streams:

Salmon Creek,

Routes:

McKinley Lake Trail, Sheridan Mountain Trail,

Cities:

Alaganik, Meakerville,