Information About

Point Madan

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 22' 44" N,
132 ° 9' 47.002" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Point Madan in Detail.

About

W entrance to Madan Bay, N of Wrangell I., 11 mi. SE of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Named on August 27, 1793, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), possibly after Bishop Spencer Madan (Wagner, 1937, p. 395).

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-1 (1955), Petersburg B-1 (1955), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-1 (1997), Petersburg B-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Point Madan

Bars:

City of Topeka Rock,

Basins:

Berg Basin, Glacier Basin, Groundhog Basin, Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Earl West Cove, Fools Inlet, Madan Bay, Olive Cove, Shoemaker Bay, Thoms Place, Whaletail Cove,

Capes:

Point Madan, Point Rothsay, Point Warde, Anita Point, Babbler Point, Capel Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Nemo Point, Polk Point, Turn Point, Whaletail Point,

Channels:

Blake Channel, Eastern Passage, The Narrows, Zimovia Strait,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Glaciers:

Nelson Glacier,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Button Island, Channel Island, Deadmans Island, Neptune Island, Trap Rock, Turn Island, Village Islands, Wrangell Island, Zimovia Islets,

Lakes:

Highbush Lake, Long Lake, Olive Lake, Pats Lake, Thoms Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Chichagof Peak, Garnet Mountain, Marsha Peak, Mount Waters, Wrangell Peak,

Parks:

Thoms Place State Marine Park,

Streams:

Aaron Creek, Crittenden Creek, Earl West Creek, Garnet Creek, Glacier Creek, Institute Creek, McCormack Creek, Mill Creek, North Fork Porterfield Creek, Olive Creek, Pat Creek, Porterfield Creek, Salamander Creek, Thoms Creek,

Routes:

Aaron Creek Trail, Highbush Lake Trail, Long Lake Trail, Thoms Lake Trail,

Cities:

Thoms Place,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,