Information About

Granite Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Granite Islands on The Map

Location

57 ° 35' 47" N,
136 ° 11' 39.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Pelican

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Granite Islands in Detail.

About

6 mi. SW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1925 by a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party because of granite like rock of which the islands are composed. The name was published in 1928 on Chart 8280.

Topo Maps

Sitka C-7 (1948), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka C-7 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-7 (1994),
Places Near Granite Islands
Archipelagos:

Porcupine Islands,

Bars:

Black Rock, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Black Bay, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elkugu Bay, Goulding Harbor, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Mirror Harbor, Pinta Bay, Portlock Harbor, West Arm Mirror Harbor,

Capes:

Point Lydonia, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Baird Island, Beric Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fairway Rock, Fitz Island, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Gull Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Kinky Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Pluma Island, Port Island, Post Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters, Winifred Island,

Lakes:

Lake James, Lake Anna, Black Lake, Duck Lake, Goulding Lake, Otter Lake, Sister Lake, Whitestripe Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Mount Barness, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Mount Lydonia, Mount Pinta, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River, Goulding River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Falls Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail,