A perfectly protected anchorage at the foot of stunning mountains evocative of scenery from “Lord of the Rings”. The outer bay is a shade too deep for anchoring but the inner bay has a steady 10-12m, with what is a rarity for SE Alaska, outstanding holding in thick mud.

The bar between the 2 bays has around 2.5 to 3.0m depth below chart datum so most pleasure craft should be able to enter on anything other than negative tides. Favour the NW side of the channel when entering. The rocks on either side of the bar are marked with kelp.

There is a NOAA research station located on the NW shore of the inner cove but this does not significantly detract from the beauty and peacefulness of the anchorage. Anchoring is prohibited in the SW half of the inner cove - white “no anchoring” signs on the research station buildings and on the shore opposite it denote the limits of the prohibited area. However there is more than enough space in the NE half of the cove for 4 or 5 boats to anchor comfortably.

Unsurprisingly given its setting, katabatic winds blow through the anchorage but the mountains are far enough away that these do not appear to be too extreme and we did not encounter any of the violent williwaws often found in anchorages surrounded by mountains.