Information About

Pinnacle Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pinnacle Island on The Map

Location

60 ° 12' 11.999" N,
172 ° 45' 33.998" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Elevation

1224 ft (373.08 m)

Pinnacle Island in Detail.

About

in Bering sea, 10 mi. S of St. Matthew I.

History

Named by Capt. Cook (1785, p. 491) RN, on September 23, 1778 who wrote "a small island, whose elevated summit terminates in several pinnacle rocks." Capt. Lutke (1836, p. 342), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), translated this to "Ile de Tours (towers)" or Ile des Fleches (spires)." The Russians transliterated the name to O(strov) Pyenikl (Sarichev, 1826, map 3) and O(strov) Pinekl (Tebenkov, 1852, map 20).

Topo Maps

St Matthew (1951), St Matthew (1951),
Places Near Pinnacle Island
Bars:

Split Rock,

Islands:

Gull Rock, Pinnacle Island, Saint Matthew Island,

Mountains:

Sugarloaf Mountain,