Information About

Granite Cove

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

About

in George Is., off N coast of Chichagof I., 1.5 mi. W of village of Elfin Cove and 35 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile wide.

History of Granite Cove

Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880 and published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 187). Captain Vancouver anchored in this cove in 1784, but did not give it a name.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Granite Cove

Archipelagos:

George Islands, Inian Islands,

Bars:

Dad Rock, Seiners Rock, South Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

The Hobbit Hole, Port Althorp, Bingham Cove, Cross Sound, Dundas Bay, Earl Cove, Elfin Cove, Fern Harbor, Granite Cove, Hoktaheen Cove, Idaho Inlet, Inian Cove, Lacy Cove, Lisianski Inlet, Mite Cove, Mosquito Cove, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Surge Bay, Surge Bay, Taylor Bay,

Capes:

Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Bingham, Column Point, Point Dundas, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Point Lavinia, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, Point Wimbledon,

Channels:

Middle Pass, Mosquito Pass, North Inian Pass, South Inian Pass,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Gaff Rock, George Island, Inian Island, Junction Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Taylor Island, Three Hill Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock,

Lakes:

Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake,

Mine:

Goldwin Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Basalt Knob, Bingham Peak, Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, Vein Mountain, Wedge Mountain, White Cap Mountain,

Rivers:

Dundas River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Fault Creek, Fox Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek,

Cities:

Elfin Cove, Sunnyside,