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Mountain Point

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Location

56 ° 44' 17.999" N,
132 ° 57' 18" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Mountain Point in Detail.

About

on E coast of Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., W shore of Wrangell Narrows, 5 mi. S of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1884 by Commander J. B. Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 115) as "Cove Point." This point is possibly "Mys Vodopada" meaning "Waterfall Cape" or "Mys Kritoy" meaning "Steep Cape" name given in 1838 by the Russian surveyor, G. Lindenberg,

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-3 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg C-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-3 NW (1992), Petersburg C-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Mountain Point

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Castle Islands,

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, Midway Rock, North Ledge, Prolewy Rocks, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Brown Cove, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Icy Cove, Krauses Hole, Little Duncan Bay, Long Pond, Scow Bay,

Capes:

Point Agassiz, Point Humbug, Point Lockwood, Anchor Point, Bayou Point, Beacon Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Boulder Point, Danger Point, December Point, Deception Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Frederick Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, Mountain Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Prolewy Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Turn Point, Vexation Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Petersburg Bar Range, Whiskey Pass, Wrangell Narrows,

Cities:

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam, Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Fictional Places:

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Green Rocks, Grief Island, High Castle Island, Jewell Island, Keene Island, Little Saltery Island, McDonald Islands, Mitkof Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Sasby Island, Sukoi Islets, Woewodski Island, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Brown Cove Lake, Colp Lake, Crystal Lake, Ess Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,

Mountains:

Del Monte Peak, Horn Mountain, Narrows Peak, Petersburg Mountain, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Sherman Peak, Sumner Mountains, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Rivers:

Blind River, Muddy River,

Streams:

Coho Creek, Colorado Creek, Falls Creek, Fivemile Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Petersburg Creek, Spirit Creek, Taain Creek, Twin Creek,

Cities:

Routes:

Colp Lake Trail, Duncan Canal Portage, Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail, Petersburg Lake Trail, Petersburg Trail, Raven Trail,

Valleys:

Cities:

Doyhof, Scow Bay,