Information About

Dry Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 45' 54" N,
136 ° 17' 58.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Dry Pass in Detail.

About

10 mi. NW of Chichagof, between Hill I. and W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.

History

Local name reported about 1903 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "It is called 'dry' because during the ebb of large tides the narrows are dry." It was called Klawak Passage by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8050 in 1902, which is the name of a passage 50 miles to the south. The name El Capitan Passage was suggested in 1904 by E. F. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because of the nearby El Capitan marble quarries.

Places Near Dry Pass
Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Black Rock, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Outer Rocks, Porcupine Rock, Snipe ock, Star Rock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Black Bay, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Elkugu Bay, Goulding Harbor, Greentop Harbor, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mirror Harbor, Pelican Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Portlock Harbor, Squid Bay, Stag Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Lydonia, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Slope Point, South Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Lisianski Strait, Ogden Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Cities:

Pelican,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Beric Island, Black Island, Brown Rock, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Esther Island, Fairway Rock, Fitz Island, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Greentop Island, Gull Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Kinky Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle Island, Mindalina Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Pluma Island, Port Island, Post Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Three Tree Island, Threenob Rock, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters, Winifred Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Lake Smiley, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mine:

Apex Mine, Cobol Mine, El Nido Mine, Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Apex Mountain, Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Big Chief Mountain, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Goon Dip Mountain, Mount Hill, Mount Lydonia, Mine Mountain, Mineral Mountain, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Mount Raatikainen, Takanis Peak, Williams Hill, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough, Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River, Goulding River, Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Steelhead River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Pelican Creek, Phonograph Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail, Takanis Lake Trail,