Information About

Pinta Rocks

Quick Facts

Region:

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

About

Composed of East and West Pinta Rocks, off the NW coast of Kupreanof Island in Frederick Sound, 4 km (2.5 mi) S of Turnabout Island.

History of Pinta Rocks

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 141). The name was derived from the U.S.S. Pinta, which navigated these waters.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-6 (1994), Sumdum A-6 SW (2017),

Places Near Pinta Rocks

Archipelagos:

The Brothers, Keku Islets,

Areas:

Pinta Rocks,

Bars:

West Pinta Rocks,

Bays:

Frederick Sound, Hamilton Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Portage Bay, Pybus Bay,

Capes:

Point Macartney, Point White, Point Hamilton, Cape Bendel, Pinta Point,

Channels:

Keku Strait, West Channel,

Cities:

Kake,

Dams:

City of Kake Dam, Old Kake Dam,

Islands:

Burnt Island, East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Eva Island, Grave Island, Grave Island, Hamilton Island, Hound Island, Keku Islands, Kousk Island, Little Hamilton Island, Long Island, Mosquito Islands, Payne Island, Round Rock, San Juan Islands, Schooner Island, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island, Turnabout Island, West Brother Island,

Lakes:

Boot Lake,

Mountains:

Turn Mountain,

Pillars:

East Pinta Rocks,

Streams:

Camp Trail Creek, Gunnuk Creek, Jenny Creek, Little Gunnuk Creek, Sitkum Creek, Slo Duc Creek, Small Point White Creek,