Information About

Fanshaw Range

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 13' 27.998" N,
133 ° 28' 3" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Parent

Coast Mountains

Elevation

1450 ft (441.96 m)

Fanshaw Range in Detail.

About

trends S from Steamboat Bay along E shore of Cleveland Passage, 72 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 10 miles long.

History

Named in 1887 for Cape Fanshaw by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-5 NE (2017),

Places Near Fanshaw Range

Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Boulder Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, West Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Harbor Island, Rabbit Island, Robert Island, The Twins, Walter Island, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Saranac Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,