Information About

Middle Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 4' 54.998" N,
146 ° 39' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Middle Rock in Detail.

About

in Valdez Narrows, at entrance to Port Valdez, 13 mi. SW of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

Middle Rock is fair-sized rock, in the middle of the mouth entering ,Port Valdez. Middle Rock can lie just below the water during high tide or well exposed at low tide.

It is often used as a sea lion haul out in July and August.

History

Descriptive name published in 1911 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 5519; so called because of its position in the channel.

Middle Rock Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Middle Rock.

Places Near Middle Rock
Bars:

Sawmill Spit,

Basins:

Gumboot Basin, Uno Basin,

Bays:

Anderson Bay, Galena Bay, Jack Bay, The Lagoon, Port Valdez, Sawmill Bay, Shoup Bay, Valdez Arm, Virgin Bay,

Capes:

Black Point, Entrance Point, Point Lowe, Potato Point, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Tatitlek Narrows, Valdez Narrows,

Dams:

Ellamar Dam Number 1, Ellamar Dam Number 2, Tatitlek Dam, Tatitlek Supply Dam,

Fictional Places:

Port Moore,

Glaciers:

Glacier G213478E61182N, Anderson Glacier, Annin Glacier, East Branch Columbia Glacier (not official), Glacier G213498E61160N, Glacier G213500E61175N, Glacier G213550E61021N, Shoup Glacier, Westbrook Glacier,

Islands:

Busby Island, Entrance Island, Middle Rock,

Lakes:

Copper Lake, Devish Lake, Millard Lake, Lake Number 1, Lake Number One, Silver Lake, Turner Lake,

Mine:

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Mountains:

Bells Butte, Mount Cameron, Copper Mountain, Ellamar Mountain, Mount Hogan, Mount Shasta, Mount Thomas,

Parks:

Jack Bay State Marine Park, Sawmill Bay State Marine Park, Shoup Bay State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Anderson Pass,

Ridges:

Divider Mountain,

Rivers:

Duck River,

Streams:

Big Creek, Black Creek, Clear Creek, Copper Creek, Donaldson Creek, Fault Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Gold Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Johnson Creek, Levshakoff Creek, McAllister Creek, Millard Creek, Palmer Creek, Salmon Creek, Stellar Creek, Twin Falls Creek, Uno Creek,

Routes:

Jack Bay Island Trail,

Valleys:

Vesuvius Valley,

Cities:

Ellamar,