Information About

Composite Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 53' 17.999" N,
136 ° 33' 51.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

892 ft (271.88 m)

Composite Island in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3 mi. N of Gilbert I. and 67 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Descriptive name reported in 1892 by Reid, (1896, p.425 and pl.86), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Composite Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Composite Island.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-2 (1950), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Composite Island

Bays:

Blue Mouse Cove, Charpentier Inlet, Glacier Bay, Hugh Miller Inlet, Queen Inlet, Rendu Inlet, Scidmore Bay,

Capes:

Gilbert Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Baldwin Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Cushing Glacier, Hugh Miller Glacier, Loomis Glacier, Maynard Glacier, Muir Glacier, Plateau Glacier, Romer Glacier, Scidmore Glacier, Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Composite Island, Triangle Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Mount Abdallah, Black Cap Mountain, Contact Nunatak, Mount Favorite, Mount Friable, Gable Mountain, Gullied Peak, Heather Nunatak, Hugh Miller Mountain, Mount Merriam, Sentinel Peak, Mount Wordie,

Ridges:

Emerson Peaks, Goat Ridge,

Streams:

Favorite Creek,