Information About

Priest Rock

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Priest Rock on The Map

Location

54 ° 0' 51.998" N,
166 ° 22' 45.001" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Priest Rock in Detail.

About

off Cape Kalekta on NE coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Descriptive name used locally because of the resemblance of the rock to a Russian priest. Captain Lutke (1836, p. 281), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), says: The broken-down cliffs and isolated rocks sometimes take the most fantastic forms; as, for example, the one just in front of Cape Kalekta exactly resembles an old man having his head inclined and his arms crossed on his breast.

Topo Maps

Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska D-2 (1989),
Places Near Priest Rock
Cities:

Imagnee, Uknodok, Unalga,

Bars:

Bailey Ledge, Chelan Bank, Iliuliuk Reef, Priest Rock,

Bays:

Agamgik Bay, Beaver Inlet, Captains Bay, Constantine Bay, Deep Bay, Dutch Harbor, English Bay, Iliuliuk Bay, Iliuliuk Harbor, Kalekta Bay, Malga Bay, Margaret Bay, Morris Cove, Sisek Cove, Strait Bay, Summer Bay, Udamat Bay, Ugadaga Bay, Unalaska Bay, Xatacyan Lagoon,

Beaches:

Agnes Beach, Arkansas Beach, Chaluuknax, Chamax, Ququgan,

Capes:

Agaan Qagangaa, Agamgim Yaga, Brundage Head, Cape Kalekta, Chaluuknam Yaga, Devilfish Point, Erskine Point, Fishermans Point, Obernoi Point, Qawa-chunguxtan, Qigaan-kadaa, Rocky Point, Spithead, Ulakta Head, Uugdagan-yaga,

Channels:

Unalga Pass,

Cities:

Unalaska,

Cliffs:

Bishops Cap, Princess Head,

Hills:

Bunker Hill, Goblers Knob,

Islands:

Amaknak Island, Arch Rock, Cave Rock, Eagle Rock, Expedition Island, Fish Rock, Hog Island, Needle Rock, North Rock, Second Priest Rock, South Amaknak Rocks, Tuscarora Rock,

Lakes:

Unalaska Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Ballyhoo, Mount Coxcomb, Lofty Mountain, Long Mountain, Mount Newhall, Pyramid Peak, Split Top Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

East Channel, South Channel,

Streams:

Ugadachan Creek,

Cities:

Biorka, Dutch Harbor,