Information About

Bancas Point

Bancas Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Elevation:

148 ft (45.11 m)

About

on W shore of Disenchantment Bay, 1.8 mi. E of 1961 terminus of Black Glacier, 28 mi. NNE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Bancas Point

Named "Punta de las Bancas" meaning "point of the banks (shoals)" in 1791 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina (Galiano, 1802, map 9).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NE (2017),

Places Near Bancas Point

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, Kwik Delta,

Bars:

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay,

Beaches:

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Amphitheater Knob, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,