Information About

False Point Retreat

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 22' 13.001" N,
134 ° 58' 5.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

False Point Retreat in Detail.

About

on W coast of N end of Mansfield Peninsula, 2.8 mi. S of Point Retreat and 20 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1891 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because, from the south, the feature resembles Point Retreat. Published in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 198).

Topo Maps

Juneau B-3 (1947), Juneau B-3 (1947), Juneau B-3 (1949), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau B-3 (1962), Juneau B-3 (1962), Juneau B-3 SW (1986), Juneau B-3 (1996), Juneau B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near False Point Retreat

Archipelagos:

Barlow Islands,

Bars:

Cohen Reef, Eagle Reef, Faust Rock, Favorite Reef, Hanus Reef, North Ledge, Poundstone Rock,

Basins:

Yankee Basin,

Bays:

Adams Anchorage, Amalga Harbor, Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Eagle Harbor, Funter Bay, Halibut Cove, Hand Trollers Cove, Howard Bay, Huffman Harbor, Lena Cove, Lincoln Anchorage, Pearl Harbor, Shelter Cove, Swanson Harbor, Tee Harbor,

Beaches:

The Sand Beach, Eagle Beach,

Capes:

Point Whidbey, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Inspiration Point, Point Lena, Mansfield Peninsula, Piling Point, Point Retreat, Saint James Point, Point Stephens, Symonds Point,

Channels:

Favorite Channel, North Pass, Saginaw Channel,

Cliffs:

The Breadline, No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Islands:

Aaron Island, Ansley Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Benjamin Island, Bird Island, Cohen Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, Gull Island, Hump Island, Kishbrock Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Lincoln Island, Little Island, Lynn Sisters, Naked Island, North Island, Ralston Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, Sentinel Island, Shelter Island, Star Rock, Station Island, Strauss Rock,

Lakes:

Salt Lake, Shelter Lake,

Mine:

Admiralty Mine, Alaska Dano Mine, Alaska Empire Mine, Eagle River Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Golub, Green Mountain, Lone Mountain, Mount Robert Barron, Snowy Mountain,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park, Shelter Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Eagle River, Herbert River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Cordwood Creek, Peterson Creek, Shrine Creek, Tee Creek, Tenk Creek, Tusta Creek,

Routes:

Amalga Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail,

Cities:

Dobson Landing, Funter, Saint Terese, Tee Harbor,