Information About

Three Hill Island

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 9' 58" N,
136 ° 23' 43.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

459 ft (139.9 m)

Three Hill Island in Detail.

About

in Cross Sound, off N coast of Chichagof I., 0.8 mi. NW of Point Lucan, 35 mi. W of Honnah, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880, "because the island consists of three high hills united by low isthmuses" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 187).

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Three Hill Island

Archipelagos:

George Islands, Inian Islands,

Bars:

Dad Rock, Seiners Rock, South Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

The Hobbit Hole, Port Althorp, Bingham Cove, Cross Sound, Dundas Bay, Earl Cove, Elfin Cove, Fern Harbor, Granite Cove, Hoktaheen Cove, Idaho Inlet, Inian Cove, Lacy Cove, Lisianski Inlet, Mite Cove, Mosquito Cove, Pelican Harbor, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Surge Bay, Surge Bay, Taylor Bay,

Capes:

Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Bingham, Column Point, Point Dundas, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Point Lavinia, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, Point Wimbledon,

Channels:

Middle Pass, Mosquito Pass, North Inian Pass, South Inian Pass,

Cities:

Pelican,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Gaff Rock, George Island, Inian Island, Junction Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Taylor Island, Three Hill Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock,

Lakes:

Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake,

Mine:

Apex Mine, Goldwin Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Basalt Knob, Bingham Peak, Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, El Nido Peak, Takanis Peak, Vein Mountain, Wedge Mountain,

Rivers:

Dundas River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Fault Creek, Fox Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Pelican Creek,

Cities:

Elfin Cove, Sunnyside,