Information About

Black Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 34' 7" N,
136 ° 7' 49.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Black Rock in Detail.

About

Located in Khaz Bay, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) south-southwest of Chichagof, on the west coast of Chichagof Island, Alexander Archipelago.

History

Descriptive name given in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 171).

Places Near Black Rock
Bars:

Black Rock, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Olga Rock, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Black Bay, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Elkugu Bay, Falcon Arm, Ford Arm, Goulding Harbor, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Pinta Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, Slocum Arm, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Weigle, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Point Slocum, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Islands:

Baird Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Channel Island, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fitz Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Port Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters,

Lakes:

Lake Anna, Black Lake, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Whitestripe Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Doolth Mountain, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mount Lydonia, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Rust Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,