Information About

Rocky Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Haines

Nearest City:

Hoonah

About

in Icy Strait, at mouth of Lynn Canal, 25 mi. SW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History of Rocky Island

Named by Lieutenant F. M. Symonds, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1880, or possibly by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1869. Name was published on Hydrographic Chart 225 in 1880. The island was called "Rocky Islet" by Baker (1906, p. 531).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Rocky Island

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Favorite Reef, Hanus Reef, North Ledge,

Bays:

Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, False Bay, Funter Bay, Howard Bay, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Symonds Point,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Naked Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Star Rock, Station Island,

Lakes:

Teardrop Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine,

Mountains:

Green Mountain, Mount Robert Barron,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Ridges:

Sonyakay Ridge,

Streams:

Cordwood Creek, Iyouktug Creek, Suntaheen Creek,

Routes:

Bear Creek Trail,

Cities:

Funter,