Information About

Dok Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 15' 56.999" N,
135 ° 36' 11.999" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Dok Point in Detail.

About

on N bank of Chilkat River, 3 mi. NW of McClellan Flats and 17 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

This is a contracted form of the Tlingit Indian name "dokhaku," formed by the words "dok" meaning "cottonwood" and "haku" meaning "point of land." The Indian name is also sometimes given as "doq xaku." The shortened form of the name was given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1922.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway B-2 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-2 SW (1991), Skagway B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Dok Point

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Dok Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Nukdik Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,

Cities:

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam,

Fictional Places:

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Bertha Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Rainbow Glacier,

Islands:

Kochu Island, Pyramid Island,

Lakes:

Chilkoot Lake, Connolly Lake, Lily Lake,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Mount Emmerich, Face Mountain, Mount Harding, Mount Kashagnak, Mount Ripinski, Tukgahgo Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Mount Dech, Lactic Acid Peak, Nelson Tower, Shakuseyi Peak, Mount Tajis,

Mountain Ranges:

Takshanuk Mountains,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Ferebee River, Kicking Horse River, Takhin River,

Streams:

Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Shakuseyi Creek,

Routes:

Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,