Information About

Bactrian Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bactrian Point on The Map

Location

55 ° 7' 21" N,
130 ° 42' 6.998" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Elevation

381 ft (116.13 m)

Bactrian Point in Detail.

About

between Marten Arm and Boca de Quadra, Coast Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1929 by J. M. Wyckoff, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), because the point "has a striking resemblance to a two-hump camel." The camel referred to is the Bactrian or Asian camel.

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan A-3 (1955), Ketchikan A-3 (1955), Ketchikan A-3 (1955),
Places Near Bactrian Point
Bays:

Badger Bay, Bakewell Arm, Boca De Quadra, Marten Arm, Marten Arm, Mink Bay, Smeaton Bay, Sweaton Bay, Very Inlet, Vixen Bay, Weasel Cove, Willard Inlet,

Capes:

Point Trollop, Bactrian Point, Orca Point, Porpoise Point, Short Point,

Islands:

Carp Island, Cygnet Island, Gannet Island, Goose Rock, Gosling Island, Grouse Rock, Kestrel Island, Kite Island, Raven Island,

Lakes:

Badger Lake, Bakewell Lake, Bower Lake, Hugh Smith Lake, Humpback Lake, Little Humpback Lake, Marten Arm Lake, Nakat Lake, Quadra Lake, Quadra Lakes,

Mountains:

Cone Mountain, High Mountain, Shed Mountain, South Quadra Mountain,

Ridges:

Peninsula Ridge,

Rivers:

Marten River, Red River,

Streams:

Bartholomew Creek, Billy Goat Creek, Buschmann Creek, Carp Creek, Cobb Creek, Humpback Creek, Quadra Creek, Skull Creek, Sockeye Creek,

Waterfalls:

Fish Ladder,