Information About

Peak Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Peak Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 42' 9" N,
147 ° 22' 59" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Elevation

1089 ft (331.93 m)

Uses

Peak Island in Detail.

About

in Prince William Sound, off N coast of Naked I., 36 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Local descriptive name published in 1900 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "So called because it was leased for blue-fox propagation under the name 'Peak' because of a high point of land."

Peak Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Peak Island.

Topo Maps

Seward C-2 (1951), Seward C-2 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-2 (1951), Seward C-2 (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),
Places Near Peak Island
Bays:

Bass Harbor, Cabin Bay, Campbell Bay, Chamberlain Bay, Eagle Bay, Fairmount Bay, Irish Cove, Jackson Cove, Jackson Hole, McPherson Bay, Northwest Bay, Olsen Cove, Outside Bay, Prince William Sound,

Capes:

Point Eleanor, Cave Point, East Point, Elk Head Point, Fairmount Point, Granite Point, Iceberg Point, Slipper Point, Unakwik Point,

Channels:

Liljegren Passage, McPherson Passage,

Islands:

Eleanor Island, Entrance Island, Fairmount Island, Glacier Island, Little Fairmount Island, Little Smith Island, Naked Island, Olsen Island, Outpost Island, Peak Island, Smith Island, Sphinx Island, Storey Island,

Routes:

Jackson Hole Portage, Lookout and Panorama Point Trail,