Information About

Garforth Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Garforth Island on The Map

Location

58 ° 47' 22.999" N,
136 ° 4' 14.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Garforth Island in Detail.

About

in Muir Inlet, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 2.3 mi. S of Muir Point, 52 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mtns. 0.6 mile long.

History

Apparently named by the British Admiralty about 1890; published on their Chart 2431.

Topo Maps

Mt. Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather D-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather D-1 SE (2017),
Places Near Garforth Island
Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Beartrack Cove, Fingers Bay, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Johnson Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, North Sandy Cove, Nunatak Cove, Sandy Cove, Sebree Cove, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove, Stump Cove, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Channels:

Whidbey Passage,

Glaciers:

Adams Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), White Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Beartrack Island, Drake Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Garforth Island, Leland Islands, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, Sealers Island, Sebree Island, South Marble Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island,

Mountains:

Mount Case, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, Miller Peak, The Nunatak, Red Mountain, Snow Dome, Mount Wright,

Ridges:

Idaho Ridge, Oberlin Ridge,

Streams:

Forest Creek, Wolf Creek, York Creek,

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,