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Exploring Prince William Sound

Alaska’s greatest concentration of tidewater glaciers form
the highlight of Prince William Sound. Three main towns,
prosperous Valdez, cozy Cordova, and tiny Whittier, flank
the sound. They serve as bases for popular cruises that visit
Blackstone Bay, College Fjord, and the massive Columbia
Glacier, and offer opportunities to view seals, whales, and
sea otters. East of Cordova, the arresting beauty of the
Copper River Road makes for a wonderful drive through the
bird-watching area of Alaganik Slough and the Copper River Remnants of the winter snow on the
Delta to the Childs Glacier and famed Million Dollar Bridge. Copper River Highway near Cordova

Bodenburg Butte
881 ft
Mount Marcus Baker
13,178 ft Glennallen
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Knik
Glacier Tonsina
Glacier
Eklutna Mount Goode Harvard Valdez Tiekel
Glacier
Lake 10,611 ft Glacier Shoup Worthington
Glacier
Inner Lake Yale COLUMBIA GLACIER Glacier
George COLLEGE FJORD Glacier VALDEZ Keystone Canyon Tasnuna
Meares
Glacier
Bremner
Harriman Barry Arm Meteorite Mt Cordova Peak Copper
6,566 ft
Fjord
Valdez Tatitlek 7,730 ft
Bligh
Anchorage Esther Eagle Arm Island Van Cleve
C h u g a c h N a t i o n a l F o
Childs
Island Bay Port r e Glacier Million Lake Mount Tom White
ALASKA MARINE HWY
10,637 ft
Dollar
BLACKSTONE Fidalgo s t Bridge Miles
Private yachts and boats crowding Whittier’s Small WHITTIER BAY Perry Port Rude Glacier
Boat Harbor Whittier Glacier Island Naked Gravina Sheridan
Northland Glacier Island Glacier Martin
Blackstone Beloit Glacier COPPER RIVER HIGHWAY COPPER RIVER River Glacier
Glacier CORDOVA HIGHWAY
Sights at a Glance ALASKA MARINE HWY Hawkins Martin Kushtaka
Island
Lake
Towns and Cities Hinchinbrook Alaganik Lake Bering
Island
Slough
Knight Lake B e r i n g G l a c i e r
1 Whittier Island
5 Valdez Chenega
6 Cordova Montague Peak
2,162 ft
Areas of Natural Beauty C h u g a c h N a t i o n a l Fo r e s t
2 Blackstone Bay Bainbridge Montague
3 College Fjord Island Island
4 Columbia Glacier
7 Copper River Highway
Jeanie Peak

Getting Around
Scheduled flights operate between Anchorage, Valdez, and
Cordova. In the summer, Alaska Marine Highway ferries run
on most days between Whittier, Valdez, and Cordova. Private
vehicles can get to Valdez on the Richardson Highway. A toll
tunnel from the Seward Highway provides access to Whittier.
While there’s no outside road access to Cordova, it’s worth
taking a vehicle on the ferry in order to drive the Copper
River Highway. Perhaps the best way to see the sound,
however, is on an organized cruise from Whittier or Valdez.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p243 and p253
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