Information About

Quartz Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Quartz Point on The Map

Location

58 ° 13' 0.001" N,
136 ° 2' 8.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Quartz Point in Detail.

About

on NE end of Goose I., in South Passage, 1.5 mi. NW of Mud Bay and 23 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1882 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "because the place is marked by large masses of white quartz, which look like ice."