Information About

Boulder Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Boulder Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 0' 43.999" N,
133 ° 18' 38.002" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

194 ft (59.13 m)

Boulder Point in Detail.

About

on N coast of Kupreanof I., at entrance to Portage Bay, 77 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1882 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), because the point "is fringed by large boulders"; published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 125).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-4 (1948), Sumdum A-4 (1951), Sumdum A-4 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Boulder Point
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands,

Bars:

East Spit, Flock Rock, Harrington Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Dry Cove, Farragut Bay, Francis Anchorage, Goose Cove, McDonald Arm, North Arm, North Arm Duncan Canal, Portage Bay, South Arm, Towers Arm,

Capes:

Point Highland, Bay Point, Boulder Point, Duck Point, East Point, Flat Point, Grand Point, Hook Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, West Point,

Channels:

South Passage,

Islands:

Read Island, Stop Island,

Lakes:

Petersburg Lake, Salt Chuck, Towers Lake,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Ambler Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Chipp Peak, De Long Peak, Duncan Peaks, Mount Fanshaw, Hall Peak, Hunt Peak, Jamestown Peak, Kane Peak, Kupreanof Mountain, Lockwood Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Portage Mountain, Putnam Peak, Saranac Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Bohemian Range, Fanshaw Range, Missionary Range,

Rivers:

Farragut River,

Streams:

Cat Creek,

Routes:

Portage Mountain Loop Trail,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw,