Alaska Gazetteer
Poundstone Rock is a physical feature (bar) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Poundstone Rock places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Poundstone Rock |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | In the Coast Mountains, in Favorite Channel, 1.3 mi S of Sentinel Island and 24 mi NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign Homeer Clark Poundstone, a member of his party. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 151). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.5283317566 |
| Longitude: | -134.929443359 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Poundstone Rock: Poundstone 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 Poundstone Rock does not include property ownership information.
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