Information About

Ralston Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ralston Island on The Map

Location

58 ° 31' 46.999" N,
135 ° 2' 12.998" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Gustavus

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Ralston Island in Detail.

About

in Lynn Canal, 0.2 mi. N of Lincoln I. and 27 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1868 for W. C. Ralston; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 194).

Topo Maps

Juneau C-4 (1948), Juneau C-4 (1949), Juneau C-4 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau C-4 (1996), Juneau C-4 SE (2017),
Places Near Ralston Island
Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Eagle Reef, Faust Rock, Favorite Reef, Poundstone Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Berners Bay, Boat Harbor, Bridget Cove, Echo Cove, Halibut Cove, Hand Trollers Cove, Lincoln Anchorage, Saint James Bay, Shelter Cove, William Henry Bay, Yankee Cove,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach, Eagle Beach,

Capes:

Point Saint Mary, Point Whidbey, Point Bridget, Barlow Point, Danger Point, False Point Retreat, Lance Point, Point Retreat, Saint James Point, Symonds Point,

Channels:

Favorite Channel, Lynn Canal, North Pass, Saginaw Channel,

Islands:

Barlow Island, Benjamin Island, Bird Island, Gull Island, Hump Island, Lincoln Island, Little Island, Lynn Brothers, Lynn Sisters, Mab Island, North Island, Ralston Island, Sentinel Island, Shelter Island,

Lakes:

Shelter Lake, Teardrop Lake,

Mine:

Aurora Borealis Mine, Bessie Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Golub,

Parks:

Saint James Bay State Marine Park, Shelter Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Beardslee River, Eagle River,

Streams:

Bessie Creek, Canyon Creek, Cordwood Creek, Cowee Creek, Davies Creek, Sawmill Creek, South Fork Cowee Creek, William Henry Creek,

Routes:

Bessie Creek Trail, Davies Creek Trail, Point Bridget Trail,