Information About

El Nido Peak

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 57' 38.002" N,
136 ° 20' 8.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Parent

Chichagof Island

Elevation

2831 ft (862.89 m)

El Nido Peak in Detail.

About

between Stag Bay and Lisianski Inlet, on W coast of Chichagof I., 4 mi. W of Pelican, Alex. Arch.

History

Local name reported in 1951; by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of Spanish derivation meaning "the nest." It probably was named after the El Nido gold mine, 2.5 miles to the east, which was opened in 1921. No mining has been done here since 1939 (Roseman, 1959, p. 200).

Topo Maps

Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1950), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-8 (1995), Sitka D-8 NE (2017),
Places Near El Nido Peak
Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Porcupine Rock, Star Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Port Althorp, Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Bingham Cove, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Davison Bay, Deer Harbor, Goulding Harbor, Greentop Harbor, Hoktaheen Cove, Idaho Inlet, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Lisianski Inlet, Little Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mirror Harbor, Mite Cove, Pelican Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Squid Bay, Stag Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Satchrun, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Bingham, Cape Dearborn, Column Point, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, South Point, Takanis Peninsula,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Lisianski Strait,

Cities:

Pelican,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Dams:

Pelican Creek Dam,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Beric Island, Cormorant Island, Esther Island, Fairway Rock, Fleming Island, Gauntlet Island, Grace Island, Greentop Island, Gull Rock, Hill Island, Junction Island, Kinky Island, Middle Island, Mindalina Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Pluma Island, Post Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Three Hill Island, Threenob Rock, White Crag Island, Winifred Island, Yakobi Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Duck Lake, Lake Elfendahl, Goose Lake, Goulding Lakes, Hoktaheen Lake, Otter Lake, Lake Smiley, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Apex Mountain, Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Basalt Knob, Big Chief Mountain, Bingham Peak, Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, Mount Crowther, Cub Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Mount Fritz, Goon Dip Mountain, Mount Hill, Mine Mountain, Mineral Mountain, El Nido Peak, North Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Mount Pinta, Mount Raatikainen, Takanis Peak, Tarn Mountain, Vein Mountain, Wedge Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough, Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Goon Dip River, Goulding River, Porcupine River, Saltery River, Stag River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Falls Creek, Fault Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Marble Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Pelican Creek, Phonograph Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail, Takanis Lake Trail,

Cities:

Sunnyside,