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Ptarmigan Peak is located on Baranof Island and 9.4 miles (15.1 km) north-northwest of Port Alexander, Alaska. [4] It is set on land managed by Tongass National Forest . [ 3 ] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slopes drains to Port Walter , whereas the west slopes drain to Big Branch Bay.
Baranof Island [a] is an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, in Alaska. The name "Baranof" was given to the island in 1805 by Imperial Russian Navy captain U. F. Lisianski in honor of Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. [1] It was called Sheet’-ká X'áat'l (often expressed simply as "Shee" [2]) by the native ...
Average monthly precipitation generally peaks in September or October, and is lowest in May and June. Owing to the rain shadow of the coastal mountains, south-central Alaska does not get nearly as much rain as the southeast of Alaska, though it does get more snow with up to 300 inches (7.62 m) at Valdez and much more in the mountains. On ...
This led to the area becoming a protected part of Alaska's Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, as one of five sea lion breeding areas in Southeast Alaska. [3] A decline in the mountain goat population of Baranof Island led researchers to monitor the population in order to determine the best means of increasing population numbers.
Port Walter is located on the southeastern side of Baranof Island in Sitka City and Borough, AlaskaIt is made up of two parts: Little Port Walter and Big Port Walter. Little Port Walter was the home of a herring saltery during the turn on the century and the ruins can still be seen.
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Mount Ada is located on Baranof Island and 30 miles (48 km) north of Port Alexander, Alaska. [4] It is set within the South Baranof Wilderness on land managed by Tongass National Forest . [ 2 ] The peak ranks as the highest summit in the wilderness and sixth-highest in Sitka Borough.
A view of the city dock during the summer fishing season at Warm Springs Bay. Warm Springs Bay is a 2.4 mile-long bay located just outside the small community of Baranof Warm Springs on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska. [1]