Information About

Cape Peirce

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Peirce on The Map

Location

58 ° 33' 10.001" N,
161 ° 46' 7" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

269 ft (81.99 m)

Cape Peirce in Detail.

About

2 mi. S of Nanvak Bay and 25 mi. W of Calm Point on Hagemeister I., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Named in 1869 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Banjamin Peirce, then superintendent of the "Coast Survey." Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), called it "M(ys) Peschera," meaning "cave point." This may be the "Calm Point named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 431), RN, "from our having calm weather when off it."

Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island C-6 (1948), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island C-6 (1952), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),
Places Near Cape Peirce
Cities:

Tzahavak,

Bays:

Nanvak Bay, Security Cove,

Capes:

Cape Peirce, Pyrite Point,

Hills:

Dome, Dome Hill,

Islands:

Shaiak Island,

Mountains:

Chagvan Mountain, Gap Mountain, Slug Mountain, Tokomarik Mountain,

Pillars:

Castle Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Rivers:

North Fork Slug River, Slug River,

Streams:

Case Creek, Cleare Bower, Clere Bower, Dome Creek, Jean Creek, Nichlson Creek,