Information About

Point Lookout

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Lookout on The Map

Location

57 ° 39' 5" N,
133 ° 40' 27.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

108 ft (32.92 m)

Point Lookout in Detail.

About

on E shore of Stephens Passage, 0.8 mi. N of Dry Bay and 52 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1868 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), name published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225. Probably so named because "a very dangerous reef awash at high water, extends off this point a mile and a half" (US Coast and Geoditic Survey, 1891, p. 168).

Topo Maps

Sumdum C-6 (1948), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Point Lookout
Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Thistle Ledge, Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Holkham Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Sunset Cove, Williams Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Hugh, Point Astley, Point Coke, Point Gambier, Point League, Grunt Point, Midway Point, Rock Point, Rocky Point, Point Windham,

Channels:

Stephens Passage,

Islands:

Gambier Island, Harbor Island, Midway Islands, Romp Island, Round Islet, Sumdum Island, Sunset Island,

Mountains:

Meigs Peak,

Streams:

Libby Creek, Powers Creek,