Information About

Helm Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 22' 1.999" N,
133 ° 38' 30.998" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Helm Rock in Detail.

About

in Sumner Strait, 1.3 mi. NW of village of Point Baker, off N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in the late 1880's by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Lieutenant James M. Helm, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the Coast Survey steamer McArthur, who made surveys in this vicinity in 1886.

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-5 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-5 (1995), Petersburg B-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Helm Rock
Cities:

Calder,

Areas:

Calder Rocks,

Bars:

Helm Rock, Mariposa Reef,

Bays:

Port Protection, Buster Bay, Calder Bay, Labouchere Bay, Little Totem Bay, Merrifield Bay, No Name Bay, Shakan Bay, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Baker, Point Barrie, Boulder Point, Totem Point,

Channels:

Sumner Strait,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Barrie Island, Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Beauclerc Island, Conclusion Island, Divide Island, East Rock, False Island, Fontaine Island, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Labouchere Island, Meadow Island, Middle Island, Monte Carlo Island, Skiff Island, Strait Island, Sumner Island, Trouble Island, West Rock, Yellow Island,

Lakes:

Barrie Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Kushneahin Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, Perue Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Keku Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Buster Creek, Charcoal Creek, Flicker Creek, Kushneahin Creek, Lovelace Creek, Marble Creek, Shine Creek, Sutter Creek,

Cities:

Labouchere Bay, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection,