Alaska Gazetteer
Washington Monument Rock is a physical feature (bar) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The primary coordinates for Washington Monument Rock places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Washington Monument Rock |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | In Thorne Arm near Revillagigedo Channel, at the southwest entrance to Boca de Quadra, 2.5 miles east of Bold Island and 14.9 miles southeast of Ketchikan Coast Mountains. (AK-T1) , . |
| History: | "Discovered and named in the 1920's by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) wHile conducting underwater sweeping operations in coastal waters for the purpose of charting navigational hazards. This feature was named because of its resemblance to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., and ""reached within 17 feet of the surface in general depths of 650 feet"" (Wraight and Roberts, 1957, p. 33-34)." |
| Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.2404747009 |
| Longitude: | -131.341644287 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Washington Monument Rock: Washington Monument Rock.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Washington Monument Rock does not include property ownership information.
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