Information About

Sharp Ledge

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Hoonah

Parent:

Couverden Island

Elevation:

7 ft (2.13 m)

About

on S end of Couverden I., W of Point Couverden, at mouth of Lynn Canal, 25 mi. SW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History of Sharp Ledge

Descriptive name given in 1890 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 195).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Sharp Ledge

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Favorite Reef, Hanus Reef, North Ledge,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Funter Bay, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard,

Channels:

Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island, Star Rock, Station Island,

Lakes:

Teardrop Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine,

Mountains:

Green Mountain,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Routes:

Bear Creek Trail,

Cities:

Funter,