Information About

Porcupine Island

Porcupine Island

Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 607 ft (185.01 m)
About

on Kenai Peninsula, 0.7 mi. across, in Kenai Lake, 22 mi. NW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History of Porcupine Island

Named in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, map 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Porcupine Island
Cities:

Cooper Landing,

Dams:

Cooper Lake Dam, Jerome Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Mystery,

Glaciers:

Lowell Glacier,

Islands:

Porcupine Island,

Lakes:

Carter Lake, Cooper Lake, Crescent Lake, Devils Pass Lake, Jerome Lake, Kenai Lake, Lost Lake, Rainbow Lake, Tern Lake,

Mine:

Hatcher Mine, McMillan Mines, Oracle Mines, Primrose Mine, Slate Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Adair, Mount Ascension, Cecil Rhode Mountain, Cooper Mountain, Gilpatrick Mountain, L V Ray Peak, Langille Mountain, Mount Madson, Noel Hanson Mountain, Right Mountain, Sleeping Sister Mountain, Wrong Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Devils Pass, Moose Pass,

Peaks:

Inspector Peak, John Mountain, Northwest Gilpatrick Mountain, South Gilpatrick Mountain, The Engine, Washington,

Ridges:

Resurrection Peaks,

Routes:

John, Middle Gilpatrick, North Gilpatrick, South Gilpatrick, Templeton, Tri-Tip,

Streams:

Bean Creek, Boulder Creek, Carter Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crescent Creek, Daves Creek, Devils Creek, Dry Creek, Exit Glacier Creek, Henry Creek, Johns Creek, Martin Creek, Meadow Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek, Paradise Creek, Placer Creek, Porcupine Creek, Quartz Creek, Redman Creek, Schilter Creek, Shackleford Creek, Ship Creek, Slate Creek, Stetson Creek, Summit Creek, Summit Creek,

Routes:

Carter Lake Trail, Cooper Lake Trail (historical), Crescent Creek Trail, Crescent Lake Trail, Devils Pass Trail, Exit Glacier Trail, Lost Lake Trail, Resurrection River Trail, Stetson Creek Trail,

Cities:

Gilpatricks, Snug Harbor,