Information About

Castle Rock

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Castle Rock on The Map

Location

55 ° 16' 45.001" N,
159 ° 29' 57.998" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Castle Rock in Detail.

About

2 mi. N of Big Koniuji I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 0.6 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given by fishermen because of the island's abrupt rise to 825 feet; reported in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).