Information About

Pillar Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

52 ° 7' 16" N,
177 ° 21' 29.002" E

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Adak

Pillar Rock in Detail.

About

in Bering Sea, 8.3 mi. W of Wolf Point, on NW coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.

History

This is a translation of a descriptive name first reported in 1827 as "Rocher-en-form-de Colonne," meaning "Rock in the form of a Column," by Admiral A. J. von Krusenstern, commander of the Russian American Company ship Nadezhda. The Russians called it "Vysokiy kamen" meaning "High Rock" on the 1848 Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1400, and "Stolb" meaning "Pillar" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 29).

Places Near Pillar Rock
Bays:

Angel Cove, Autumn Bight, Bamboo Bay, Barley Cove, Beach Cove, Bluff Cove, Chicken Cove, Christine Bight, Conquer Bay, Cotton Cove, Ethel Cove, Gertrude Cove, Jeff Cove, Kernel Cove, Kiska Harbor, Left Cove, Lief Cove, Model Cove, Mutt Cove, Nam-hadan Udaa, Quisling Cove, Salmon Lagoon, Sargeant Cove, Turkey Cove, Wheat Cove, Worship Cove,

Beaches:

Broad Beach, Canary Beach,

Capes:

Barnacle Point, Bukhti Point, Cobra Peninsula, Conquer Point, Hamburger Point, Hammer Point, Hatchet Point, Lug Point, North Head, Sub Point, Vulcan Point, Whale Point, Witchcraft Point, Wolf Point,

Hills:

Fair Hill, Fairy Hill, Fantasy Knob, Flower Hill, Foggy Hill, Ford Hill, Fowl Hill, Fox Hill, Frank Hill, Front Hill, Fruit Hill, Fur Mountain, Furlough Hill, Fuse Hill, Gander Hill, Gas Hill, Gentle Hill, Germ Hill, Gland Hill, Goat Hill, Goose Hill, Gory Hill, Hood Hill, Hoosier Hill, Howling Hill, Kemp Hill, Killem Hill, Kiss Hill, Knee Hill, Knob Hill, Labor Hill, Lace Hill, Lad Hill, Lady Hill, Lame Hill, Lance Hill, Lard Hill, Lark Hill, Larry Hill, Lasso Hill, Lastex Hill, Latch Hill, Latin Hill, Layman Hill, Lead Hill, Leak Hill, Lean Hill, Leap Hill, Leather Hill, Leech Hill, Leer Hill, Lentil Hill, Leo Hill, Libel Hill, Lilac Hill, Locust Hill, Lodge Hill, Loot Hill, Loud Hill, Lousy Hill, Loyd Hill, Lulu Hill, Magician Hill, Malay Hill, Male Hill, Mandarin Hill, Mangy Hill, Maniac Hill, Map Hill, Maple Hill, Marble Hill, Mason Hill, Mastoid Hill, Mattress Hill, Max Hill, Menu Hill, Mercy Hill, Metal Hill, Meteor Hill, Middle Hill, Mike Hill, Mill Hill, Minute Hill, Mission Hill, Model Hill, Monument Hill, Morgan Hill, Mucker Hill, Revolt Hill, Rich Hill, Riddle Hills, Risk Hill, Robber Hill, Rusty Hill,

Islands:

Blue Jay Rock, Buzzard Rock, Imuqudaagis, Kiska Island, Pillar Rock, Sparrow Rocks, Sturdevant Rock, Swallow Rocks,

Lakes:

Christine Lake, East Kennel Lake, East Killem Lake, Freak Lake, Gaudy Lake, Genius Lake, Gentle Lake, Glass Lake, Green Lake, Grey Lake, Keg Lakes, Kennel Lakes, Lass Lake, Leaky Lake, Leather Lake, Leper Lake, Leuel Lake, Liver Lakes, Lodge Lake, Log Lakes, Look Lake, Love Lakes, Lunatic Lake, Middle Kiska Lake, Moron Lake, North Gland Lake, Rat Lake, Rattlesnake Lake, Restless Lake, Riddle Lake, Robber Lake, South Gland Lake, Trout Lagoon, West Gland Lake, West Kiska Lake,

Mountains:

Faint Mountain, Fan Mountain, Fatal Hill, Foot Mountain, Fossil Mountain, Key Hill, Lore Hill, Loren Hill, Magic Mountain, Ranger Hill, Rex Hill, Riot Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Cloudy Pass, Middle Pass, Rainy Pass, Salmon Pass, Williwaw Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Lamp Hills, Lash Hills, Lawson Hills, Leaf Hills, Leg Hills, Legend Hills, Link Hills, Lion Hills, Loyal Hills, Maneuver Hills, Rooster Hills,

Ridges:

Alfalfa Ridge, Cornfield Ridge, Funeral Ridge, Hangmans Ridge, Jut Ridge, Lane Ridge, Major Ridge, Monkey Ridge, Persian Ridge, Rattlesnake Ridge, Robert Ridge, Russian Ridge, Tropical Ridge,

Streams:

Bubbling Brook, Cooper Creek, Fern Creek, Ford Creek, Fresh Creek, Golden Creek, Good Creek, Hatch Creek, Kitten Creek, Lame Creek, Lantern Creek, Lazy Creek, Lemon Brook, Lemon Creek, Lick Creek, Lilly Creek, Limpid Creek, Lisbon Creek, Liver Creek, Lobster Creek, Loon Creek, Louse Creek, Magician Creek, Major Creek, Majority Creek, Manhattan Creek, Manila Creek, Maylay Creek, Menace Creek, Mike Creek, Milton Creek, Minor Creek, Moose Creek, Raft Creek, Rainbow Creek, Random Creek, Robin Creek,