Tow Hill

Tow Hill (54˚05'00" 131˚48'00" Mouth of the Hiellen R, E side of McIntyre Bay, NE end of Graham I, QCI). This 133-m formation of columnar basalt, the most distinctive landmark for miles around, has a well-known blowhole at its base and is associated with numerous Haida First Nation legends. The name Tow originally rhymed with “cow” but has come to be pronounced toe. It is supposedly derived from a Haida word meaning “place of food,” and the area’s rich razor clam beds did indeed...

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