Information About

Cottonwood Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 37' 49.001" N,
132 ° 18' 20.999" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Cottonwood Islands in Detail.

About

at mouth of Stikine River, 10 mi. N of Wrangell, Coast Mts. 5 miles long.

History

These low wooded islands were named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg C-1 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-1 (1995), Petersburg C-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Cottonwood Islands

Bars:

City of Topeka Rock, Koknuk Flats,

Basins:

Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Le Conte Bay,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Point Highfield, Babbler Point, Cemetery Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Kakwan Point, Polk Point, Thunder Point, Timber Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Eastern Passage, North Arm,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Glaciers:

Popof Glacier, Shakes Glacier, Summit Glacier,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

Andrew Island, Cottonwood Islands, Deadmans Island, The Desert, Dry Island, Farm Island, Fifteenmile Island, Fivemile Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Limb Island, Little Dry Island, Sergief Island,

Lakes:

Figure Eight Lake, Shakes Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Basargin, Elephants Nose, Garnet Mountain, Mount Rynda, Mount Stinenia, Wilkes Peak, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Binkleys Slough, Knig Slough, Shakes Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

Stikine River,

Streams:

Andrew Creek, Bussy Creek, Crittenden Creek, Dry Wash, Garnet Creek, Glacier Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, Institute Creek, Mill Creek, North Arm Creek, Porterfield Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,