Information About

Portage Valley

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Portage Valley on The Map

Location

55 ° 40' 52" N,
160 ° 39' 34.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Portage Valley in Detail.

About

along course of Portage Creek, to S shore of Herendeen Bay, on Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range

History

Descriptive name applied in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S. Navy (USN), because it forms part of a portage between Herendeen Bay and Albatross Anchorage.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller C-2 (1963), Port Moller C-2 (1963), Port Moller (1988),
Places Near Portage Valley
Bars:

Crow Reef, Halftide Rock, Midway Reef,

Bays:

Balboa Bay, Herendeen Bay, Lefthand Bay, Lumber Bay, Mine Harbor, Port Moller, Mud Bay,

Capes:

Point Aliaksin, Bluff Point, Bold Bluff Point, Cape Aliaksin, Coal Point, Crow Point, Point Divide, Gravel Point, Gull Point, Low Point, Marble Point, Middle Point, Monolith Point, Reef Point, Shingle Point, Swedania Point,

Channels:

Johnston Channel,

Cliffs:

Coal Bluff,

Flats:

Kagayan Flats,

Islands:

Ballast Island, Basset Island, Eagle Rock, Gull Island,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Pinnacle Peak, Pyramid Mountain, Staniukovich Mountain,

Streams:

Bishop Creek, Coal Creek, Coleman Creek, Foster Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Fork, Lawrence Creek, Lynden Creek, Portage Creek,

Valleys:

Buck Valley, Coal Valley, Deer Valley, Grass Valley, Lawrence Valley, Portage Valley,

Cities:

Herendeen Bay,