Information About

Column Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 7' 14.002" N,
136 ° 26' 34.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

89 ft (27.13 m)

Column Point in Detail.

About

on NW coast of Chichagof I., at mouth of Lisianski Inlet, 3.5 mi. SW of Point Lucan, 37 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880 "because this point, which is low and rocky, has several rock pinnacles or columns near it." Some of the older charts show it mistakenly as Point Lucan.

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Column Point

Cities:

Tlushashakian,

Archipelagos:

George Islands, Inian Islands,

Bars:

Dad Rock, Seiners Rock, South Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

The Hobbit Hole, Port Althorp, Bingham Cove, Cross Sound, Deer Harbor, Dicks Arm, Earl Cove, Elfin Cove, Fern Harbor, Granite Cove, Hoktaheen Cove, Inian Cove, Lacy Cove, Lisianski Inlet, Mite Cove, Mosquito Cove, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Stag Bay, Surge Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, Taylor Bay,

Capes:

Point Satchrun, Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Bingham, Cape Cross, Cape Spencer, Column Point, Point Dundas, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Point Lavinia, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, Takanis Peninsula, Point Wimbledon,

Channels:

Lisianski Strait, Middle Pass, Mosquito Pass, North Inian Pass, South Inian Pass,

Cities:

Pelican,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Gaff Rock, Gauntlet Island, George Island, Inian Island, Junction Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Taylor Island, Three Hill Island, White Crag Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock,

Lakes:

Goose Lake, Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake,

Mine:

Apex Mine, El Nido Mine, Goldwin Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Apex Mountain, Basalt Knob, Bingham Peak, Crag Mountain, Craig Mountain, El Nido Peak, Mount Raatikainen, Takanis Peak, Vein Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Cann Creek, Fault Creek, Fox Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Takanis Lake Trail,

Cities:

Elfin Cove, Sunnyside,