Information About

Cape Enchantment

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Enchantment on The Map

Location

59 ° 51' 6.998" N,
139 ° 18' 55.001" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

144 ft (43.89 m)

Cape Enchantment in Detail.

About

on W shore of Russell Fiord, opposite mouth of Nunatak Fiord, 26 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

So named by Russell (1891, p. 86), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of the "magnificent views from this point."

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-4 SW (2017),
Places Near Cape Enchantment
Bars:

New Reefs,

Bays:

Chicago Harbor, Eleanor Cove, Nunatak Fiord, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay, Shelter Cove,

Capes:

Cape Enchantment, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Hidden Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Orange Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Neeg Island, Osier Island, Tla-xagh Island,

Lakes:

Mountain Lake, Lake Redfield, Situk Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount Mallott, Mount McCarty, Mount Pinta, Mount Rasmuson, Mount Ruhamah, South Mountain, Mount Stamy, Mount Tebenkof, Mount Unana,

Routes:

Mountain Lake Trail Yakutat,