Information About

Bay of Pillars

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Location

56 ° 36' 5" N,
134 ° 15' 28.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Bay of Pillars in Detail.

About

on W coast of Kuiu I., Alex. Arch.

History

Local descriptive name published by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 120); given because of "the abundance of rocky islands and pillars within it."

Topo Maps

Port Alexander C-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander C-1 (1997), Port Alexander C-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Bay of Pillars

Archipelagos:

Alexander Archipelago,

Bays:

Bay of Pillars, Elena Bay, Explorer Basin, Happy Cove, Orel Anchorage, Petrof Bay, Piledriver Cove, Rowan Bay, Tebenkof Bay, Thetis Bay, Washington Bay,

Capes:

Point Sullivan, Point Ellis, Elena Point, Gap Point, Lisa Point, Swaine Point, Troller Point,

Channels:

Helianthus Passage,

Dams:

Rowan Bay Dam,

Islands:

Davis Rock, East Island, Kuiu Island, Step Island, Troller Islands, Windfall Islands,

Lakes:

Kutlaku Lake,

Mountains:

North Mountain,

Pillars:

Oyster Rock,

Streams:

Alecks Creek, Kutlaku Creek, Kwatahein Creek,

Cities:

Rowan Bay,