Information About

Surveyor Passage

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Surveyor Passage on The Map

Location

57 ° 42' 5" N,
136 ° 8' 52.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Surveyor Passage in Detail.

About

Separates NE coast of Herbert Graves Island from W coast of Chichagof Island, 3 mi. NW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Surveyor, from which the passage was charted in 1925. This vessel was the first of any large size to navigate this waterway. The name was published on Chart 8280 in 1928.

Topo Maps

Sitka C-7 (1948), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-7 (1994), Sitka C-7 NE (2017),
Places Near Surveyor Passage
Bars:

Black Rock, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Black Bay, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elf Cove, Elkugu Bay, Falcon Arm, Ford Arm, Goulding Harbor, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Mirror Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, Slocum Arm, West Arm Mirror Harbor,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Slope Point, Soloma Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

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

Flats:

Soloma Flat,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Baird Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Channel Island, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fairway Rock, Fitz Island, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Gull Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Kinky Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle 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, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Lake Anna, Black Lake, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Lake Smiley, Whitestripe Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mine:

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

Mountains:

Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Big Chief Mountain, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Mount Fritz, Goon Dip Mountain, Mount Hill, Hirst Mountain, Khaz Peak, Mount Lydonia, Mine Mountain, North Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Rust Mountain, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

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

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Falls Creek, Marble Creek, Phonograph Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail,