Information About

Alder Rock

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

About

Awash at half tide, in Palma Bay 0.6 km (0.4 mi) southwest of Boussole Head, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 92 km (57 mi) west-northwest of Hoonah, Saint Elias Mountains.

History of Alder Rock

Named in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the lighthouse tender Alder which struck this rock.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Alder Rock

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Hankinson Peninsula, Icy Point, Venisa Point,

Glaciers:

Brady Glacier, Finger Glacier,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Dixon River,

Streams:

Annoksek Creek, Kaknau Creek,