Information About

Mitkof Island

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Location

56 ° 35' 53.999" N,
132 ° 48' 33.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Mountains

Favor Peak, Manzanita Peak, Sam Peak,

Elevation

899 ft (274.02 m)

Mitkof Island in Detail.

Getting There

Alaska Airlines flies to Mitkof Island by way of Petersburg.

About

At ten miles wide and 17 miles long Mitkof Island is located in Southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago separated from Kupreanof and WoeWodski Island by Wrangell Narrows, 12 miles northwest of Wrangell. The city of Petersburg lies on the northern tip of Mitkof Island.

Most of the island is comprised of Tongass National Forest.

History

Published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396 as "Os(trov) Mitkova" for a Captain Mitkov (complete name not available).

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-3 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-3 SE (1992), Petersburg C-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Mitkof Island

Cities:

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, Midway Rock, North Ledge, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Baht Harbor, Deep Bay, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Ideal Cove, Little Baht Harbor, Long Pond, Mud Bay, Roosevelt Harbor, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay, Woodpecker Cove,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Alexander, Point Howe, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Bayou Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Boulder Point, Cosmos Point, Craig Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Frederick Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Low Point, Middle Craig Point, Mountain Point, Neal Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Rock Point, South Craig Point, Spruce Point, Turn Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Keene Channel, Wrangell Narrows,

Cities:

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam, Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Fictional Places:

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Coney Island, Green Rocks, Keene Island, Little Saltery Island, Mitkof Island, Northerly Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Southerly Island, Station Island, Two Tree Island, Vank Island, Vichnefski Rock, Wilson Islands, Woewodski Island, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,

Mountains:

Manzanita Peak, Sam Peak, Sumner Mountains, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park, Ernie Haugen Public Use Area,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough, Blind Slough,

Rivers:

Streams:

Bear Creek, Coho Creek, Colorado Creek, Falls Creek, Japanese Creek, Moonshine Creek, Ohmer Creek, Petersburg Creek, Spirit Creek, Taain Creek, Twin Creek,

Cities:

Routes:

Ideal Cove Trail, Raven Trail,

Valleys:

Cities:

Doyhof, Saint John Harbor, Scow Bay,