Information About

Fort Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fort Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 16' 36.998" N,
133 ° 31' 9.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Fort Point in Detail.

About

at entrtance to Steamboat Bay, 7 mi. N of Cape Fanshaw and 61 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1892 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-5 (1948), Sumdum B-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-5 (1996), Sumdum B-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Fort Point
Archipelagos:

Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay, Sunset Cove,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, Rocky Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Robert Island, Sail Island, The Twins, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Little Lagoon, The Salt Chuck,

Mine:

K and D Mine,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Cat Creek, Libby Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island, Hobart Bay,