Information About

Killisnoo Harbor

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 27' 45" N,
134 ° 33' 43.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Killisnoo Harbor in Detail.

About

2.5 mi. S of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I.; Alex. Arch.

History

corruption of a Tlingit Indian word which is appearently another form of "Khutz-n'hu" meaning "bear fort." reported the Indian name for the harbor as "Koteosok" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1883, p. 176). Killisnoo about 1882.

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Killisnoo Harbor

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Kiuchman Rock, Lone Rock, Rose Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Mitchell Bay, North Arm Hood Bay, South Arm Hood Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Black Point, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Parker Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point, Woody Point,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Kinchman Rock, Lone Tree Islet, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock, Woodchoppers Island,

Lakes:

Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Kanalku Lake, Salt Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

Cities:

Neltushkin,

Waterfalls:

The Falls,