Information About

White Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 9' 50" N,
134 ° 47' 55" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Angoon

White Rock in Detail.

About

off Point Turbot, N of Takatz Bay along E coast of Baranof I., 5 mi. N of Baranof, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1943 Coast Pilot (p. 342). So named because it is "a prominent, light-colored rock."

Topo Maps

Sitka A-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-3 (1951), Sitka A-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-3 (1996), Sitka A-3 NE (2017),

Places Near White Rock

Bars:

Healy Rock, Plover Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

The Basin, Cascade Bay, Cosmos Cove, Echo Cove, Ell Cove, Kasnyku Bay, Kelp Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Nelson Bay, South Arm Kelp Bay, Surprise Harbor, Takatz Bay, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Waterfall Cove, Whitewater Bay, Wilson Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Turbot, Point Wilson, Point Caution, Point Gardner, Black Point, Deer Point, Flag Point, North Point, North Point, Portage Point, Rocky Point, South Point, Woody Point,

Channels:

Chatham Strait, Portage Arm,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Baranof Island, Catherine Island, Crow Island, Lone Tree Islet, O-Neil Island, Pond Island, Round Island, Takatz Islands, White Rock, Yellow Rock, Zubof Rock,

Lakes:

Baranof Lake, Carbon Lake, Four Falls Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Kasnyku Lake, Sadie Lake, Salt Lagoon, Takatz Lake,

Mountains:

Bahovec Peak, Bahovec Peak, Mount Furuhelm,

Rivers:

Baranof River, Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Cutthroat Creek, Kasnyku Creek, Takatz Creek,

Cities:

Baranof, Neltushkin,

Waterfalls:

Hidden Falls, Kasnyku Falls,