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Young Bay

Young Bay

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
About

on N coast of Admiralty I., W of Point Young, 12 mi. SW of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History of Young Bay

Apparently named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 172). The name probably derived from Point Young which was named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN) in 1794.

Places Near Young Bay
Cities:

Auke, Fish Creek, New Boston,

Bars:

Battleship Reef, Dornin Rock, Favorite Reef, George Rock, Gibby Rock, Horse Shoal, Mendenhall Bar,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Admiralty Cove, Auke Bay, Auke Nu Cove, Fritz Cove, Game Cove, Hawk Inlet, Indian Cove, Lena Cove, Piledriver Cove, Pileriver Cove, Smugglers Cove, Square Cove, Young Bay,

Beaches:

Young Beach,

Capes:

Auke Cape, Cube Point, Entrance Point, False Arden, Hawk Point, Point Hilda, Hut Point, Indian Point, Inner Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Mansfield Peninsula, Point Marsden, Mendenhall Peninsula, Middle Point, Norway Point, Outer Point, Piling Point, Spaulding Point, Spuhn Point, Sunny Point, Symonds Point, Point Young,

Dams:

Switzer Creek Number 2 Dam,

Hills:

Pederson Hill,

Islands:

Battleship Island, Coghlan Island, Colt Island, Douglas Island, Horse Island, Indian Island, Portland Island, Scull Island, Shaman Island, Spuhn Island, Strauss Rock, Suedla Island,

Lakes:

Auke Lake, Cropley Lake, Dredge Lake, Young Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Empire Mine, Lemon Creek Pit,

Mountains:

Mount Anderson, Auke Mountain, Mount Ben Stewart, Eagle Peak, Lone Mountain, Mount Meek, Mount Robert Barron, Saddle Mountain, Snowy Mountain, Table Top Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Mount Troy,

Parks:

Auke Recreation Area,

Ridges:

Heintzleman Ridge,

Rivers:

Mendenhall River,

Streams:

Admiralty Creek, Arastra Creek, Auke Creek, Auke Nu Creek, Bay Creek, Bear Creek, Cove Creek, Duck Creek, Eagle Creek, Elevenmile Creek, Falls Creek, Fish Creek, Fowler Creek, Grant Creek, Greens Creek, Hendrickson Creek, Hilda Creek, Johnson Creek, Jordan Creek, Kowee Creek, Lake Creek, Lemon Creek, Lena Creek, Montana Creek, Neilson Creek, Ninemile Creek, Peterson Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Stink Creek, Switzer Creek, Waydelich Creek, Wheeler Creek,

Routes:

Bear Creek Trail, Lemon Creek Trail, Moller Ski Trail, Peterson Creek Trail, Rainforest Trail, Young Lake Trail,

Valleys:

Impregnable Basin, Mendenhall Valley,

Cities:

Auke Bay, Fairhaven, Hawk Inlet, Lemon Creek, Lena Beach, Mendenhall Valley, Mendenhaven, Vanderbilt Hill, West Juneau,