Information About

Washington Monument Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 14' 25.71" N,
131 ° 20' 29.9" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Saxman

Washington Monument Rock in Detail.

About

In Thorne Arm near Revillagigedo Channel, at the southwest entrance to Boca de Quadra, 2.5 miles east of Bold Island and 14.9 miles southeast of Ketchikan Coast Mountains. (AK-T1) , .

History

Discovered and named in the 1920's by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) wHile conducting underwater sweeping operations in coastal waters for the purpose of charting navigational hazards. This feature was named because of its resemblance to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., and "reached within 17 feet of the surface in general depths of 650 feet" (Wraight and Roberts, 1957, p. 33-34).

Places Near Washington Monument Rock
Areas:

Cutter Rocks,

Bars:

Bostwick Reef, Hog Rocks, Martin Rock, Mastic Rock, Spire Island Reef, Washington Monument Rock,

Bays:

Alava Bay, Annette Bay, California Cove, Camp Cove, Cascade Inlet, Coho Cove, Crab Bay, Customhouse Cove, Gem Cove, George Inlet, Gnat Cove, Hassler Harbor, Herring Bay, Kwain Bay, Lucky Cove, Mary I Anchorage, Moth Bay, Nadzaheen Cove, Shoal Cast, Shoal Cove, Tamgas Harbor, Thorne Arm, Thorne Arm,

Capes:

Point Alava, Angle Point, Bass Point, Brunn Point, California Head, Carroll Point, Cone Point, Copper Point, Crab Point, Creek Point, Deer Point, Edge Point, Elf Point, Eve Point, Giant Point, Grey Point, Harbor Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Middy Point, Mop Point, Moth Point, Mountain Point, Pilot Point, Pop Point, Reef Point, Rock Point, Spit Point, Tent Point, Point Winslow, Yellow Point,

Channels:

Danger Passage, Felice Strait,

Dams:

Chester Lake Dam, Lower Silvis Lake Dam, Purple Lake Dam, Upper Silvis Lake Dam, Whitman Lake Dam,

Hills:

Mound Hill, Trout Hill,

Islands:

Annette Island, Bird Island, Bold Island, Cone Island, Cynthia Island, Danger Island, Fripo Island, Grass Rock, Ham Island, Hub Rock, Hume Island, Indian Rock, Lane Island, Lewis Island, Mary Island, Minx Islands, Osten Island, Pow Island, Round Island, Snipe Island, Spire Island, Twin Islands, Walker Island,

Lakes:

Basin Lake, Beaver Lake, Big Lake, Buckhorn Lake, Cascade Lakes, Chester Lake, Crater Lake, Edgecombe Lake, Gokachin Lakes, Granite Lake, Hassler Lake, Helen Todd Lake, Hussler Lake, Kwain Lake, Low Lake, Lower Silvis Lake, Mahoney Lake, Melanson Lake, Mesa Lake, Purple Lake, Purple Lake, Star Lake, Tamgas Lake, Third Lake, Trap Lake, Trout Lake, Upper Silvis Lake, Whitman Lake,

Mountains:

Achilles Mountain, Agassiz Mountain, Berry Knoll, Between Mountain, Bingo Mountain, Black Mountain, Blunt Mountain, Bush Mountain, Chapeau Mountain, Chenango Mountain, Cone Mountain, Davison Mountain, Dubuque Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Janesville Mountain, Leadville Mountain, Mahoney Mountain, Middle Mountain, Narrows Mountain, Notch Mountain, Nubbins Mountain, Pop Mountain, Purple Mountain, Round Mountain, Spine Mountain, Tamgas Mountain, Tired Mountain, Twin Peaks,

Ridges:

Alava Ridge, Bald Ridge, Saw Ridge,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Beaver Falls Creek, Fish Creek, Gokachin Creek, Sea Level Creek, Shoal Creek, Silver Creek, Whitman Creek,

Routes:

Low Lake Trail, Mahoney Mountain Spur, Mesa Lake Trail, Silvis Lakes Trail, Star Lake Spur,

Cities:

Annette, Beaver Falls, Herring Cove, Mountain Point,

Waterfalls:

Beaver Falls,