Information About

Boulder Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Boulder Island on The Map

Location

58 ° 33' 36" N,
136 ° 1' 3" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Boulder Island in Detail.

About

island 2 mi. N of Strawberry I., in Glacier Bay National Monument, 37 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1942 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "because of the island's extensive boulder flats exposed at low water."

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-1 (1949), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-1 SE (2017),
Places Near Boulder Island
Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Ancon Rock, Caroline Shoal, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Bartlett Cove, Beartrack Cove, Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Hutchins Bay, Johnson Cove, North Sandy Cove, Ripple Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, Secret Bay, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, George Point, Point Gustavus, Rush Point, Saint James Point, Tlingit Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Drake Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Lars Island, Leland Islands, Lester Island, Link Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, Sebree Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Lakes:

Bartlett Lake,

Mountains:

Miller Peak,

Rivers:

Bartlett River, Beartrack River,

Streams:

Wolf Creek, York Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,