Information About

Killisnoo Island

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 28' 10.999" N,
134 ° 35' 26.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Killisnoo Island in Detail.

About

2 mi. S of Angoon on W coast of Admiralty I.; Alex. Arch.

History

local name derived from a Tlingit Indian name, a form of the word "Khutz-n'hu," meaning "bear fort" and also the "Kenasnow Island" of Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). Tlingit Indian name of Admiralty Island. Harbor" was probably derived from the town of Killisnoo established on the harbor about 1882.

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Killisnoo Island

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Lone Rock, Rose Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Mitchell Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Parker Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point, Woody Point,

Cities:

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock,

Lakes:

Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

Cities: