Information About

Baranof River

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 4' 8" N,
134 ° 53' 55" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

144 ft (43.89 m)

Baranof River in Detail.

About

On Baranof Island in Tongass National Forest, heading in a westward flowing glacier 9 mi SW of Baranof and flowing NW 3 mi, then NE about 7 mi to Baranof Lake, then through the lake to Warm Spring Bay, 16 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Local name reported in 1947 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Topo Maps

Sitka A-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-3 (1951), Sitka A-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-3 (1996), Sitka A-3 SW (2017),
Places Near Baranof River
Bays:

The Basin, Cascade Bay, Cosmos Cove, Ell Cove, Kasnyku Bay, Nelson Bay, Red Bluff Bay, Takatz Bay, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Waterfall Cove,

Capes:

Point Turbot, Deer Point, North Point, South Point,

Cliffs:

Graystone Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Baranof Island, O-Neil Island, Pond Island, Reshimosti Island, Round Island, Takatz Islands, White Rock,

Lakes:

Baranof Lake, Carbon Lake, Deep Lake, Lake Diana, Four Falls Lake, Glacier Lake, Goat Lake, Green Lake, Hidden Falls Lake, Hogan Lake, Indigo Lake, Kasnyku Lake, Long Lake, Lucky Chance Lakes, Pinta Lake, Sadie Lake, Salt Lagoon, Takatz Lake, Wakefield Lakes,

Mountains:

Bahovec Peak, Bahovec Peak, Mount Bassie, Cupola Peak, Mount Furuhelm, Lucky Chance Mountain, Mount Race, Mount Radamaker,

Rivers:

Baranof River, Clear River, Glacial River,

Streams:

Kasnyku Creek, Takatz Creek,

Routes:

Silver Bay Trail,

Cities:

Baranof,

Waterfalls:

Hidden Falls, Kasnyku Falls,