Information About

Point Fitzgibbon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Fitzgibbon on The Map

Location

55 ° 59' 8.999" N,
131 ° 12' 45" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Saxman

Elevation

171 ft (52.12 m)

Point Fitzgibbon in Detail.

About

on mainland, E point of entrance to Burroughs Bay from Behm Canal, Coast Range

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "August 10, 1793, no doubt in honor of John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare, Lord Chancellor of India in 1789" (Wagner, 1937, p. 388).

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan D-4 (1955), Ketchikan D-4 (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan D-4 (1962), Ketchikan D-4 (1996), Ketchikan D-4 NW (2017),
Places Near Point Fitzgibbon
Bays:

Burroughs Bay, Fitzgibbon Cove, Portage Cove, Saks Cove,

Capes:

Point Whaley, Point Fitzgibbon, Point Lees, Claude Point, Dew Point, Elsie Point, Fire Point, Hose Point,

Channels:

Anchor Pass, Behm Canal,

Islands:

Center Islets, Gibbs Rock, Willow Islands,

Lakes:

Cedar Lake, Claude Lake, Orchard Lake, Saks Lake, Spur Mountain Lake,

Mountains:

Spur Mountain,

Rivers:

Eulachon River, Klahini River, Unuk River,

Streams:

Cow Creek, Grant Creek, Robinson Creek, Saks Creek,