Information About

Heather Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Heather Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 58' 23.002" N,
147 ° 2' 29" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

112 ft (34.14 m)

Heather Island in Detail.

About

in Columbia Bay, just S of terminus of Columbia Glacier, 57 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899; "so named because heather, a species of heath (Calluna Vulgaris), grows on the island."

Heather Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Heather Island.

Topo Maps

Seward D-1 (1951), Seward D-1 (1951), Seward D-1 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-1 (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-1 (1995),
Places Near Heather Island
Bars:

Bligh Reef,

Bays:

Chamberlain Bay, Columbia Bay, Eagle Bay, Emerald Cove, Finski Bay, Granite Cove, Growler Bay, Heather Bay, Heather Bay, Jackson Cove, Jackson Hole, Jade Harbor, Long Bay, Useless Cove,

Capes:

Point Freemantle, Bull Head, Cave Point, Elder Point, Elf Point, Finski Point, Flent Point, Long Point, Slipper Point,

Channels:

Lutris Pass,

Glaciers:

First Branch Columbia Glacier (not official),

Islands:

Glacier Island, Growler Island, Heather Island, Reef Island, Schrader Island,

Lakes:

Boreas Lake, Kadin Lake, Lake Number One, Terentiev Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Freemantle, Great Nunatak, Round Mountain,

Rivers:

Number One River,

Routes:

Jackson Hole Portage, Lookout and Panorama Point Trail,