Information About

Point Carolus

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Carolus on The Map

Location

58 ° 22' 59.999" N,
136 ° 2' 15" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Point Carolus in Detail.

About

at W entrance to Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 4.5 mi. W of Point Gustavus and 29 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1879; published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 188) as Point Carolus.

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 Point Carolus
Bars:

Ancon Rock, Sita Reef,

Bays:

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

Capes:

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

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, North Passage, Sitakaday Narrows, South Passage,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Boulder Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Goose Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Lars Island, Lemesurier Island, Lester Island, Link Island, Netland Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Rivers:

Bartlett River, Mud Bay River,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,