Information About

Fault Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 57' 58" N,
149 ° 7' 18.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Elevation

354 ft (107.9 m)

Fault Point in Detail.

About

on E shore of Day Harbor, 16 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

So named by the 1928 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party "because of two prominent faults in the cliff-line of the point which gives the crest a saw-tooth appearance."

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-6 (1950), Blying Sound D-6 (1950), Blying Sound D-6 (1950), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-6 (1953), Blying Sound D-6 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Fault Point

Bays:

Anchor Cove, Blying Sound, Bowen Anchorage, Day Harbor, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Resolute Cove, Safety Cove, Talus Bay, Thumb Cove, Whidbey Bay,

Capes:

Cape Mansfield, Cape Resurrection, Fault Point, The Iron Door, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point,

Channels:

Eldorado Narrows,

Glaciers:

Bear Lake Glacier, Glacier G210704E60136N, Glacier G210711E60126N, Glacier G210790E60102N, Godwin Glacier, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Barwell Island, Fox Island, Hat Island, Marys Rock,

Mountains:

Mount Alice, Mount Eva,

Parks:

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park, Sandspit Point State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Mary, Santa Ana Peak,

Streams:

Godwin Creek, Likes Creek,