Information About

Admiralty Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Angoon

Elevation:

525 ft (160.02 m)

About

from Point Gardner on Frederick Sound to Point Retreat on Lynn Canal, 9 mi. S of Juneau; Alex. Arch.

History of Admiralty Island

named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 276), RN. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published the Russian name "O(strov) Kutsnoi" meaning "fear island."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Admiralty Island

Bars:

Kiuchman Rock,

Bays:

False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Kanalku Bay, Kootznahoo Inlet, Mitchell Bay, Windfall Harbor,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Bryant Point, Cedar Point, Hemlock Point, Late Point, North Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, South Point, Staunch Point, Termination Point,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Islands:

Admiralty Island, Admiralty Island, Deception Island, Diamond Island, Kinchman Rock, Long Island, Passage Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Target Island, Tiedeman Island, Woodchoppers Island,

Lakes:

Lake Alexander, Beaver Lake, Buck Lake, Coo Lake, Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Doe Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Lake Guerin, Hasselborg Lake, Islet Lake, Jims Lake, Kanalku Lake, McKinney Lake, Pine Lake, Salt Lake, Sikady Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Botany Peak, Mount Distik, Kanalku Mountain, Middle Mountain, Thayer Mountain, Thayer Peak, Yellow Bear Mountain,

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Hasselborg Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek,

Routes:

Lake Alexander Trail, Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Hasselborg-Beaver Trail, Hasselborg-Guerin Trail, Hasselborg-McKinney Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

Waterfalls:

The Falls,