Information About

First Canyon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map First Canyon on The Map

Location

56 ° 15' 6.998" N,
130 ° 50' 12.001" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Elevation

226 ft (68.88 m)

First Canyon in Detail.

About

on left bank of Unuk River, 15 mi. NE of its mouth at Burroughs Bay, Coast Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1906 by F. Morse, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), as it was "the first canyon (in this area) to be caused by a lava flow"; published in 1927 on International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 3.

Topo Maps

Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1951), Bradfield Canal (1954), Bradfield canal B-3 (1955), Bradfield canal B-3 (1955), Bradfield canal B-3 (1955), Bradfield Canal (1955), Bradfield Canal (1955),
Places Near First Canyon
Lakes:

Blue Lake,

Mountains:

Dickins Peak, Mosheim Dome, Mount Stoeckl,

Mountain Passes:

Sawmill Slough,

Ridges:

Albert Ridge,

Rivers:

Blue River, West Fork Blue River,

Streams:

Lake Creek, Hell Roaring Creek, Lava Fork,

Valleys:

First Canyon,