Information About

Misty Fjords National Monument

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Misty Fjords National Monument on The Map

Location

55 ° 40' 0.001" N,
130 ° 40' 0.001" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Elevation

2447 ft (745.85 m)

Misty Fjords National Monument in Detail.

About

2,294,343 acres; managed by the U.S. Forest Service, within Tongass National Forest. Incomplete record

History

The monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on December 1, 1978. On December 2, 1980 Congress passed Public Law 96-487 where, among other things, the term Fiord in the name was changed to Fjord.

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan C-2 (1955), Ketchikan C-2 (1955), Ketchikan C-2 (1996),
Places Near Misty Fjords National Monument
Bays:

Checats Cove, Punchbowl Cove, Rudyerd Bay, Walker Cove,

Capes:

Point Louise, Point Eva, Checats Point, Edith Point,

Lakes:

Big Goat Lake, Gilbert Lake, Little Goat Lake, Lower Checats Lake, Lake Manzoni, Nooya Lake, Punchbowl Lake, Todd Lake, Upper Checats Lake, Walker Lake, Wilson Lake,

Parks:

Misty Fjords National Monument,

Rivers:

South Fork Chickamin River,

Streams:

Barrier Creek, Checats Creek, Choca Creek, Humpy Creek, King Creek, Walker Creek,