Information About

Wilson Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 33' 2.999" N,
132 ° 36' 5" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Wrangell

Part of

Alexander Archipelago

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Wilson Islands in Detail.

About

off SE coast of Mitkof I., 10 mi. NW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes name published in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 705.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-2 (1948), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-2 SW (1992), Petersburg C-2 (1997), Petersburg C-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Wilson Islands

Bars:

Koknuk Flats,

Bays:

Circle Bay, Deep Bay, Fritter Cove, Ideal Cove, Little Baht Harbor, Meter Bight, Mud Bay, Roosevelt Harbor,

Capes:

Point Ancon, Point Highfield, Point Howe, Blaquiere Point, Cosmos Point, Craig Point, East Point, Indian Point, Middle Craig Point, Neal Point, Reef Point, South Craig Point, Wedge Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Chichagof Pass, Dry Strait, North Arm,

Islands:

Camp Island, Coney Island, Drag Island, Dry Island, Farm Island, Fivemile Island, Grassy Island, Greys Island, Hat Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Dry Island, Mitkof Island, Pocket Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Sokolof Island, Station Island, Summit Island, Two Tree Island, Vank Island, Wilson Islands, Woronkofski Island, Young Rock,

Lakes:

Sunrise Lake,

Mountains:

Ancon Peak, East Mountain, Elephants Nose, Favor Peak, Manzanita Peak, Sam Peak, Sunrise Peak, Sunset Peak, Wilkes Peak, Mount Woronkofski,

Parks:

Ernie Haugen Public Use Area,

Mountain Passes:

Binkleys Slough, Blind Slough, Knig Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

Blind River, North Arm Stikine River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Mallard Slough, Ohmer Creek,

Routes:

Ideal Cove Trail,