United StatesAlexander ArchipelagoIsland
Revillagigedo Island
2,913 km² rising to 1,321 m out of the Hecate Strait.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2,913km²
Area
870km
Coastline
1,321m
Highest point
13,950
People
14°C
Warmest sea
August
7km
To the mainland
When to go to Revillagigedo Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (14 °C) and coolest in February (6 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the United States of America
Revillagigedo Island is an island in United States. It belongs to Alexander Archipelago. It covers 2,913 km², with 870 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,321 m. About 13,950 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 7 km away.
Getting there
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire in KetchikanDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 7 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Revillagigedo Island.
- 6beachesSouth Point Higgins Beach, Coast Guard Beach, Refuge cove and 3 more
- 6viewpoints
- 4marinasHole In Wall Harbor, Casey Moran Harbor, Thomas Basin and 1 more
- 26named peaksMount Reid, Mahoney Mountain, Northbird Mountain and 23 more
- 187waterfalls
- 3campsitesLast Chance Campground, Signal Creek Campground, Three C's Group Use Campground
- 8hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 31restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Revillagigedo Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
24lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
7.2km²
Ella Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
22.7°C
Gokachin Lakes
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
14.0°C
Rotary Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
24 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Ella Lake7.2km²
- Lake Grace6.5km²
- Manzanita Lake6.3km²
- Swan Lake5.5km²
- Mirror Lake4.7km²
- Patching Lake2.1km²
- Heckman Lake1.6km²
- Ward Lake0.18km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 355 m above the sea. 36 % of it is below 200 m.
- 6 %0–50 m
- 30 %50–200 m
- 36 %200–500 m
- 26 %500–1,000 m
- 2 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Ketchikan8,197 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Night low (°C) | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Sea (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 346 | 212 | 235 | 199 | 157 | 159 | 184 | 243 | 311 | 365 | 340 | 319 |
| Wet days | 22 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.8 | −0.5 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.5 | +1.1 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.5 |
| 2022 | −0.7 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +1.7 | ±0.0 | −1.0 |
| 2023 | −0.4 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.6 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1415130) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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