Information About

Brown Bear Head Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 39' 22" N,
133 ° 42' 56.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Brown Bear Head Island in Detail.

About

In Keku Strait, 1000ft S of Beck Island and 31 mi SW of Petersburg.

History

Name derived from a reported incident in which a young Indian man was killed by a Brown Bear, and later, when the bear was killed, its head was impaled on a pole on the island.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-6 (1948), Petersburg C-6 (1948), Petersburg C-6 (1948), Petersburg C-6 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Brown Bear Head Island
Bars:

Cucumber Reef, Stadia Rock,

Bays:

Port Camden, Big John Bay, Dakaneek Bay, Davidson Bay, Devils Elbow, Mud Bay, No Name Bay, No Name Bay, Seclusion Harbor, Stedman Cove, Threemile Arm,

Capes:

Point Barrie, Point Camden, McNaughton Point, Salt Point, The Summit,

Channels:

Rocky Pass,

Islands:

Beacon Island, Beck Island, Berry Island, Brown Bear Head Island, Cam Island, Conclusion Island, Eagle Island, Entrance Island, High Island, Horseshoe Island, Meadow Island, Monte Carlo Island, Pup Island, Skiff Island, Summit Island, Trouble Island,

Lakes:

Barrie Lake, Irish Lakes, Kushneahin Lake, Salt Lagoon,

Mountain Passes:

Keku Strait,

Reserves:

Tongass National Forest,

Streams:

Big John Creek, Irish Creek, Keku Creek, Kushneahin Creek, Lovelace Creek, Mud Creek, Tunehean Creek,

Routes:

Goldstein Trail,