Information About

Alder Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 22' 25" N,
136 ° 55' 45.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Alder Rock in Detail.

About

Awash at half tide, in Palma Bay 0.6 km (0.4 mi) southwest of Boussole Head, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 92 km (57 mi) west-northwest of Hoonah, Saint Elias Mountains.

History

Named in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the lighthouse tender Alder which struck this rock.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Alder Rock

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Hankinson Peninsula, Icy Point, Venisa Point,

Glaciers:

Brady Glacier, Finger Glacier,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Dixon River,

Streams:

Annoksek Creek, Kaknau Creek,