Information About

Low Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 16' 0.001" N,
135 ° 22' 0.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

486 ft (148.13 m)

Low Point in Detail.

About

Incomplete record. E shore of Chilkoot Inlet, 2.3 mi. SW of Mount Villard and 14 mi. S. of Skagway, Coast Mountains.

History

Local descriptive name published in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The point is marked by Low Point Light, a white wooden house, 35 feet above high tide, abuilt in 1915.

Topo Maps

Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1949), Skagway B-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway B-1 SW (1991), Skagway B-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Low Point

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Nahku Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dyea Point, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Haines, Skagway,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Dalasuga Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Devils Punch Bowl, Icy Lake, Lily Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Mountains:

Face Mountain, Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Twin Dewey Peaks, Mount Villard,

Parks:

Chilkat Islands State Marine Park, Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Devils Fist, Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Satans Mistress, Shakuseyi Peak, Twin, Unholy Peak,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Katzehin River, Skagway River, Taiya River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Reid Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Snyder Creek, Yeldagalga Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Reid Falls Trail, Seduction Point Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,

Waterfalls:

Reid Falls,