Information About

Rush Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Rush Point on The Map

Location

58 ° 28' 1.999" N,
136 ° 4' 14.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Rush Point in Detail.

About

on W shore of Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 0.6 mi. N of Ripple Cove, 34 mi. NW of hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

So named in 1892 by Reid (1896, p. 424) 1SGS, "because there is a ceaseless rush of tidal water flowing past the point."

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather B-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather B-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Rush Point
Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Ancon Rock, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Bartlett Cove, Beartrack Cove, Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Hutchins Bay, Jacks Cove, Johnson Cove, Ripple Cove, Secret Bay, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Dundas, George Point, Point Gustavus, Iceberg Point, Rush Point, Saint James Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, North Passage, Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Drake Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Lars Island, Leland Islands, Lemesurier Island, Lester Island, Link Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Mountains:

White Cap Mountain,

Rivers:

Bartlett River,

Streams:

York Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,