Information About

Dry Island

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 38' 56" N,
132 ° 30' 37.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

781 ft (238.05 m)

Dry Island in Detail.

About

at S end of Frederick Sound, 20 mi. SE of Petersburg and 12 mi. NW of Wrangell, Coast Mts. 6 miles long.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-2 (1948), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-2 (1997), Petersburg C-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Dry Island

Bars:

City of Topeka Rock, Koknuk Flats,

Bays:

Ideal Cove, Le Conte Bay, Mud Bay,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Point Highfield, Blaquiere Point, Cemetery Point, Cosmos Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Indian Point, Middle Craig Point, Neal Point, Polk Point, Thunder Point, Timber Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Dry Strait, Eastern Passage, North Arm,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Cliffs:

Horn Cliffs,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

Camp Island, Coney Island, Cottonwood Islands, Deadmans Island, Dry Island, Farm Island, Fivemile Island, Grassy Island, Greys Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Dry Island, Pocket Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Sokolof Island, Summit Island, Two Tree Island, Vank Island, Wilson Islands,

Mountains:

Favor Peak, Garnet Mountain, Manzanita Peak, Sam Peak, Thunder Mountain, Wilkes Peak, Wrangell Peak,

Parks:

Ernie Haugen Public Use Area,

Mountain Passes:

Binkleys Slough, Knig Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

North Arm Stikine River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bussy Creek, Garnet Creek, Hooligan Slough, Japanese Creek, Mallard Slough, Moonshine Creek, North Arm Creek,

Routes:

Ideal Cove Trail,