Information About

Angoon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Angoon on The Map

Location

57 ° 30' 11.999" N,
134 ° 35' 2" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Angoon in Detail.

About

on W coast of Admiralty I., 41 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.;

History

Tlingit Indian village listed as "Augoon" with a population of 420 in the 1880 census. The village lost much of its population in the late 1880's when Killisnoo was established with a fish reducing plant. Angoon's population was 114 in 1920; 319 in 1930; 342 in 1939; and 429 in 1950. The Angoon post office was established in 1928.

Topo Maps

Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka C-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka C-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-2 SW (2017),
Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Black Turnstone, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Pine Siskin, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Common Merganser, American Wigeon, Harlequin Duck, American Crow, American Robin, Red Crossbill, Varied Thrush, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Great Blue Heron, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Steller's Jay, Rufous Hummingbird, Pelagic Cormorant, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Common Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pacific Wren, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Horned Grebe, Common Murre, Marbled Murrelet, Red-tailed Hawk, Hermit Thrush

Places Near Angoon
Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

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

Bays:

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

Capes:

Point Bridge, 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,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock,

Lakes:

Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Salt Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain, Thayer Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

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

Routes:

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