Information About

Golden

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Golden on The Map

Location

60 ° 58' 12" N,
147 ° 59' 10" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Golden in Detail.

About

on E side of Port Wells, 28 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name established here as a post office in 1904 and discontinued in 1916 (Ricks, 1965, p. 23). The village is now abandoned.

Topo Maps

Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-3 (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), Seward D-3 (1995),
Places Near Golden
Bars:

Egg Rocks,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Wells, Barry Arm, Barry Arm Port Wells, Cascade Bay, College Fiord, Cove Shoestring, Derickson Bay, Esther Bay, Granite Bay, Harrison Lagoon, Papoose Cove, Quillian Bay, Shoestring Cove, Squaw Bay,

Capes:

Point Culross, Point Esther, Coghill Point, Point Doran, Hodgkins Point, Pakenham Point, Ragged Point,

Channels:

Doran Strait, Esther Passage, Wells Passage,

Glaciers:

Amherst Glacier, Barnard Glacier, Cap Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Coxe Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Eaglek Glacier, Holyoke Glacier, Lafayette Glacier, Tommy Glacier,

Islands:

Bald Head Chris Island, Dutch Group, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock, Fool Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Coghill Lake, Davis Lake, Esther Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Coville, Mount Curtis, Mount Emerson, Esther Peak,

Parks:

Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Avery River, Coghill River,

Streams:

Lagoon Creek,

Routes:

Esther Falls Overlook Trail,

Cities:

Golden,

Waterfalls:

Esther Falls,