Information About

Granite Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 36' 33.998" N,
163 ° 7' 26" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Elevation

1020 ft (310.9 m)

Granite Bay in Detail.

About

Indenting the NE shore of Imuruk Lake, 4 mi N of the outlet of the lake, Seward Peninsula High. 1.2 miles wide.

History

Reported in 1953 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because the shores of the bay are composed of disintegrated granite.

Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-3 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben C-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Granite Bay

Bays:

Granite Bay, Salix Bay,

Craters:

Islands:

Lakes:

Lake Cloud, Erich Lake, Imuruk Lake, Joan Lake, Sandy Lake,

Mountains:

Asses Ears, Black Butte, Blueberry Dome, Crossfox Butte, Cygnus Cone, Gosling Cone, Grus Cone, Kettle Dome, Lost Jim Cone, Rhododendron Cone, Skeleton Butte, Virginia Butte,

Ridges:

Streams:

Caviar Creek, June Creek, Magnet Creek, Perry Creek, Salix Creek,