Culross Island

Culross Island is an island near the western end of Prince William Sound of the Gulf of Alaska in Alaska, United States. It lies just off the Northeast corner of the Kenai Peninsula, separated from it by the Culross Passage. Approximately, Culross Island is 16 miles or 27 kilometers Southeast of Whittier in the Valdez-Cordova region. The island has a land area of 74.709 km² (28.845 sq mi) and had no population at the 2000 census.

Culross Island is home to Goose Bay Cabin and Goose Bay Campground which is federally owned and managed by the USDA Forest Service. Goose Bay is approximately 25 miles or 40 kilometers Southeast of Whittier. The 16x16 ft or 78 meters squared cabin has been rebuilt as its original had been destroyed by an avalanche. The island which reaches up to 1,519 feet or approximately 463 meters could be a factor for the avalanche.

The island is currently undergoing a claim of Adverse Possession as of Alaska Statute 09.130.030 or Senate Bill 93 which states that any person(s) may claim land within 10 years or 7 years with good faith.

Climate

Main Bay is the nearest weather station to Culross Island, located approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} to the southeast.{{cite web|url = https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets/NORMAL_MLY/stations/GHCND:USC00505604/detail |publisher = NOAA |title = Station Details – MAIN BAY, AK US|access-date = May 19, 2024}} Main Bay has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

{{Weather box

|single line = yes

|location = Main Bay, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present: 57ft (17m)

|Jan record high F = 50

|Feb record high F = 47

|Mar record high F = 52

|Apr record high F = 64

|May record high F = 76

|Jun record high F = 86

|Jul record high F = 85

|Aug record high F = 83

|Sep record high F = 71

|Oct record high F = 58

|Nov record high F = 55

|Dec record high F = 55

|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 41.9

|Feb avg record high F = 41.1

|Mar avg record high F = 45.5

|Apr avg record high F = 54.9

|May avg record high F = 64.8

|Jun avg record high F = 72.3

|Jul avg record high F = 74.9

|Aug avg record high F = 73.1

|Sep avg record high F = 64.8

|Oct avg record high F = 54.3

|Nov avg record high F = 45.2

|Dec avg record high F = 42.8

|year avg record high F = 77.5

|Jan high F = 31.2

|Feb high F = 32.9

|Mar high F = 37.1

|Apr high F = 44.0

|May high F = 51.5

|Jun high F = 59.1

|Jul high F = 61.9

|Aug high F = 61.3

|Sep high F = 55.2

|Oct high F = 45.1

|Nov high F = 36.0

|Dec high F = 33.1

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 26.0

|Feb mean F = 27.3

|Mar mean F = 29.6

|Apr mean F = 36.8

|May mean F = 43.2

|Jun mean F = 51.1

|Jul mean F = 56.0

|Aug mean F = 55.3

|Sep mean F = 49.1

|Oct mean F = 39.7

|Nov mean F = 31.2

|Dec mean F = 28.4

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 20.9

|Feb low F = 21.6

|Mar low F = 22.1

|Apr low F = 29.7

|May low F = 35.0

|Jun low F = 43.0

|Jul low F = 50.1

|Aug low F = 49.3

|Sep low F = 43.0

|Oct low F = 34.2

|Nov low F = 26.4

|Dec low F = 23.6

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 4.0

|Feb avg record low F = 5.7

|Mar avg record low F = 7.4

|Apr avg record low F = 18.8

|May avg record low F = 29.4

|Jun avg record low F = 35.4

|Jul avg record low F = 43.8

|Aug avg record low F = 41.9

|Sep avg record low F = 33.6

|Oct avg record low F = 23.8

|Nov avg record low F = 13.9

|Dec avg record low F = 8.7

|year avg record low F = -0.5

|Jan record low F = −12

|Feb record low F = −13

|Mar record low F = −6

|Apr record low F = 2

|May record low F = 21

|Jun record low F = 28

|Jul record low F = 38

|Aug record low F = 34

|Sep record low F = 28

|Oct record low F = 10

|Nov record low F = -4

|Dec record low F = −9

|year record low F =

|precipitation colour= green

|Jan precipitation inch = 18.78

|Feb precipitation inch = 16.74

|Mar precipitation inch = 14.25

|Apr precipitation inch = 14.12

|May precipitation inch = 13.20

|Jun precipitation inch = 7.89

|Jul precipitation inch = 10.92

|Aug precipitation inch = 17.26

|Sep precipitation inch = 24.85

|Oct precipitation inch = 24.80

|Nov precipitation inch = 21.04

|Dec precipitation inch = 23.04

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 55.3

|Feb snow inch = 48.6

|Mar snow inch = 57.4

|Apr snow inch = 11.8

|May snow inch = 0.5

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 4.3

|Nov snow inch = 25.7

|Dec snow inch = 58.2

|year snow inch =

|Jan snow depth inch = 60.3

|Feb snow depth inch = 72.5

|Mar snow depth inch = 91.2

|Apr snow depth inch = 82.4

|May snow depth inch = 54.9

|Jun snow depth inch = 9.9

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0

|Oct snow depth inch = 3.8

|Nov snow depth inch = 20.4

|Dec snow depth inch = 45.0

|year snow depth inch = 94.2

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 19.1

|Feb precipitation days = 17.6

|Mar precipitation days = 16.6

|Apr precipitation days = 16.9

|May precipitation days = 16.8

|Jun precipitation days = 15.9

|Jul precipitation days = 18.2

|Aug precipitation days = 19.3

|Sep precipitation days = 22.6

|Oct precipitation days = 22.3

|Nov precipitation days = 19.2

|Dec precipitation days = 22.1

|year precipitation days =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 12.2

|Feb snow days = 11.8

|Mar snow days = 10.9

|Apr snow days = 3.4

|May snow days = 0.3

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 2.0

|Nov snow days = 7.8

|Dec snow days = 14.1

|year snow days =

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00505604&format=pdf

|title = Main Bay, Alaska 1991–2020 Monthly Normals

|access-date = May 19, 2024

}}

|source 2 = XMACIS2

{{cite web

|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = xmACIS

|access-date = May 19, 2024

}}

References

[https://www.census.gov Culross Island: Block 1020, Census Tract 3, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska] United States Census Bureau
[https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232998] Culross Island: Goose Bay Cabin
[https://alaska.guide/Island/Culross-Island] Alaska Guide, Culross Island
[https://www.alaska.org/detail/culross-island-n-campsite] Alaska.org, Culross Island Campsite
[https://doi.org/10.14509/2088] Department of Interior,ID 2088
[https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/23?Hsid=SB0093Z] Alaska Legislature, Senate Bill 93

Category:Islands of Alaska

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Category:Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska

Category:Uninhabited islands of Alaska