USFWS · Alaska

Hazy Islands Wilderness

The Hazy Islands Wilderness, a subunit into the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Gulf of Alaska Unit, is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Far offshore, beaten by wind and wave, Big Hazy...

Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.

Official page at Wilderness Connect ↗
Hazy Islands Wilderness
Photo from Wilderness Connect, wilderness.net
DesignationWilderness
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateAlaska
Size32 acres (Wilderness Connect)
Designated1970, by Congress
Center point55.8694, -134.5725
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 6)

Boundary map

4 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Hazy Islands Wilderness30°40°50°60°January: 16.25 inches of precipitation, 12.3 inches of snowFebruary: 11.72 inches of precipitation, 12.0 inches of snowMarch: 11.05 inches of precipitation, 11.9 inches of snowApril: 8.64 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowMay: 7.86 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowJune: 6.65 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 9.03 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 13.94 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 19.34 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 19.85 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowNovember: 18.12 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowDecember: 19.58 inches of precipitation, 14.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 36.0°F averageFebruary: 36.7°F averageMarch: 37.9°F averageApril: 43.2°F averageMay: 49.2°F averageJune: 54.1°F averageJuly: 57.2°F averageAugust: 57.2°F averageSeptember: 52.6°F averageOctober: 46.3°F averageNovember: 40.3°F averageDecember: 37.2°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Port Alexander, 26 miles from the center point at 12 feet, station USC00507557 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 162 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 56 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

No federal campground is within ten miles of the boundary in the Campsite Atlas index. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from trails and water, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit and group-size rules.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Hazy Islands Wilderness?

32 acres.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Who manages Hazy Islands Wilderness?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: Wilderness Connect

What state is Hazy Islands Wilderness in?

Alaska.

Source: Wilderness Connect

When was Hazy Islands Wilderness designated?

Congress designated it in 1970.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Can I camp at Hazy Islands Wilderness?

No federal campground is within ten miles of the boundary in the Campsite Atlas index. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.

Source: Wilderness Connect

How do I get to Hazy Islands Wilderness?

A point inside the boundary is at 55.869, -134.572. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: Wilderness Connect

How dark is the night sky at Hazy Islands Wilderness?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 6 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.