Information About

Castle Rock

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 16' 45.001" N,
159 ° 29' 57.998" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Castle Rock in Detail.

About

2 mi. N of Big Koniuji I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 0.6 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given by fishermen because of the island's abrupt rise to 825 feet; reported in 1872 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Stepovak Bay (1951), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963), Stepovak Bay (1963),

Places Near Castle Rock

Bays:

Fairweather Bay, Flying Eagle Harbor, Yukon Harbor,

Capes:

Cape Thompson,

Islands:

Big Koniuji Island, Castle Rock, Hall Island, Herendeen Island, Murre Rocks, Peninsula Island,