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Rough Channel

Rough Channel

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Sitka
Nearest City:
About

between Ogden Passage and Khaz Bay, 4 mi. SSW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History of Rough Channel

Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 174). So named because "there is generally a heavy swell in the channel ***."

Places Near Rough Channel
Bars:

Black Rock, Fortuna Reefs, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Olga Rock, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Black Bay, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Elkugu Bay, Falcon Arm, Ford Arm, Goulding Harbor, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Mirror Harbor, Pinta Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, Slocum Arm, Waterfall Cove, West Arm Mirror Harbor,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Weigle, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Point Slocum, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Islands:

Baird Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Channel Island, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fairway Rock, Fitz Island, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Gull Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Kinky Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Pluma Island, Port Island, Post Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters,

Lakes:

Lake James, Lake Anna, Black Lake, Duck Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Whitestripe Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mount Lydonia, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Rust Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River, Goulding River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Falls Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Mine Mountain Trail,