Information About

Candlestick Point

Quick Facts

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Location

53 ° 1' 21" N,
169 ° 44' 21.998" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Candlestick Point in Detail.

About

NW Kagamil I., 40 mi. W of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Descriptive name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 74); so named because the feature consists "of a long, thin wall of rock with a 75 foot arch to form the point proper, and a group of 10 tall pinnacles close by * * *."

Topo Maps

Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1951), Umnak (1958),

Places Near Candlestick Point

Archipelagos:

Islands of Four Mountains,

Areas:

Chuginadax, Tanax Angunax,

Bays:

Applegate Cove, North Cove, Skiff Cove, South Cove,

Capes:

Candlestick Point, Imgaxsxix,

Channels:

Kagamil Pass, Uliaga Pass,

Islands:

Chuginadak Island, Corwin Rock, Kagamil Island, Uliaga Island,

Mountains:

Black Peak, Mount Cleveland, Kagamil Volcano,