Information About

Ship Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 8' 22.999" N,
158 ° 21' 38.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Parent

Aleutian Range

Elevation

1929 ft (587.96 m)

Ship Mountain in Detail.

About

on Alaska Peninsula, at SW end of Castle Cape, 11 mi. S of Chignik; Aleutian Range

History

this feature was originally called "Prospect Head" in 1916 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot (p. 161); "Ship Mountain"; was the name given in 1923 by R.H. Sargent,USGS, "because it looks like the prow of a ship."

Topo Maps

Chignik A-2 (1963), Chignik A-2 (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963),

Places Near Ship Mountain

Bars:

Chignik Spit,

Bays:

Anchorage Bay, Boomers Cove, Castle Bay, Chignik Lagoon, Devils Bay, Jack Bay, Lake Bay, Lumber Bay, Mallard Duck Bay, Mud Bay, Mud Hole, Necessity Cove, Nikolai Cove, Northwest Arm Castle Bay, Ross Cove, Seal Bay, Sweater Bay, Warner Bay,

Capes:

Browns Point, Cape Ikti, Castle Cape, Diamond Point, Green Point, Jack Point, Jerrys Point, Packers Point, Rabbit Point, Rocky Point, Seal Cape,

Cities:

Chignik,

Cliffs:

Chignik Head, Negro Head,

Dams:

Alaska Packers Association Chignik Dam, Peter Pan Seafoods Chignik Dam,

Flats:

Chignik Flats,

Islands:

Eagle Rock,

Mountains:

Chignik Mountain, Ship Mountain, Virgin Peak,

Streams:

Marshinlak Creek, Old Ladies Creek, Packers Creek,

Cities:

Chignik Lagoon,