Information About

Calahonda Creek

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Location

59 ° 55' 58.001" N,
139 ° 32' 28" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Calahonda Creek in Detail.

About

heads in a glacier and flows NW to Disenchantment Bay 3.6 mi. NE of Point Latouche and 28 mi. NNE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 6.5 miles long.

History

Named "Cala Honda" meaning "deep creek," on July 3, 1791, by Captain Alessandro Malaspina, "because at its mouth no bottom was found at 120 fathoms."

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NE (2017),

Places Near Calahonda Creek

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Russell Fiord,

Beaches:

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Knight Island, Neeg Island, Osier Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson, Mount Tebenkof,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,