Information About

Marble Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 56' 20" N,
139 ° 23' 58.999" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Marble Point in Detail.

About

on SW shore of Russell Fiord, 4.5 mi. SE of Osier I. and 29 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1905 by Tarr (1906, map and p. 165), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of a mile-long band of wHite marble on the point.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Marble Point

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay, Shelter Cove,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Cape Enchantment, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Orange Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Valerie Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Neeg Island, Osier Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson, Mount Seattle, South Mountain, Mount Stamy, Mount Tebenkof, Mount Unana,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Indian Camp Creek,