Information About

Outer Rocks

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Outer Rocks on The Map

Location

57 ° 33' 29.999" N,
136 ° 9' 29.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Outer Rocks in Detail.

About

at W entrance to Khaz Bay, 7.5 mi. SW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1897 as "Outer Rock" by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), to one of the rocks. The name was applied to the group by US@C&GS in 1908 and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 167) as "Outer Rocks."

Places Near Outer Rocks
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, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Elkugu Bay, Falcon Arm, Ford Arm, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Pinta Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, Slocum Arm,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, 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:

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, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fitz Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Port Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin 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:

Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

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

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,