Information About

Point Capones

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Capones on The Map

Location

55 ° 22' 47.64" N,
133 ° 27' 38.16" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Point Capones in Detail.

About

SW point of entrance to Port Mayoral, on NE coast of Baker I., Alex. Arch.

History

Spanish name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Punta de Capones," meaning "point of capons (the anchor stopper at the cat-head of a ship)" (Wagner, 1937, p. 379).

Places Near Point Capones
Archipelagos:

Arrecife Islands, Diver Islands,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, Twin Rocks, Witness Rocks,

Bars:

Fern Reef, Labandera Rock, Larzatita Island Reef, Rana Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, San Christoval Rock, Sucia Ledge,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Dolores, Port Estrella, Port Mayoral, Port Refugio, Port San Antonio, Port Santa Cruz, Adrian Cove, Aguada Cove, Aguirre Bay, Arena Cove, Bucareli Bay, Fortaleza Bay, Garcia Cove, Indiada Cove, Kelly Cove, Siketi Sound, Steamboat Bay, Thimble Cove, Veta Bay,

Capes:

Point Marabilla, Point Maria, Point Miliflores, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Quemada, Point Remedios, Point Rosary, Point Saint Boniface, Point Saint Isidor, Point Saint Thomas, Point Caponeta, Point San Francisco, Point San Jose, Point San Leonardo, Point San Pasqual, Point San Rafael, Point San Roque, Point Santa Gertrudis, Point Santa Lucia, Point Santa Rosa, Point Santa Rosalia, Point Santa Theresa, Point Aguirre, Point Alonzo, Point Amargura, Point Animas, Point Arboleda, Point Arucenas, Point Barrigon, Point Bocas, Point Cangrejo, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cocos, Point Cosinas, Point Cruz, Point Cuerbo, Point Delgada, Point Espada, Point Eugenia, Point Falfan, Point Fortaleza, Point Fula, Point Garcia, Point Gorda, Point Ildefonso, Point Incarnation, Point Isleta, Amarilla Point, Arrecife Point, Arrecite Point, Canal Point, Cape Bartolome, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Felix, Cape Flores, Diamond Point, Fern Point, Lontana Point, Mineral Point, Outer Point, Palisade Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Reef Point, Saint Nicholas Point, Siketi Point, Silvester Point, Snail Point, Steamboat Point, Sword Point, Triste Point, Point Verde, Veta Point,

Channels:

Arriaga Passage, Cruz Pass, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Portillo Channel, Saint Nicholas Channel, San Christoval Channel, Sonora Passage, Ulloa Channel, Ursua Channel,

Hills:

Isidor Hill,

Islands:

Abrejo Rocks, Alargate Rocks, Animas Island, Arboles Island, Arcada Rock, Baker Island, Bibora Island, Cabras Islands, Caracol Island, Catalina Island, Cone Island, Coposo Island, Cristina Island, Cruz Islands, Diver Rocks, Garcia Island, Gaviota Islets, Gaviota Rock, Hermagos Islands, Hermanos Islands, Indiada Island, Isla Buen Ayre, Isleta, Joe Island, Larzatita Island, Lulu Island, Marabilla Island, Muerta Island, Noyes Island, Palisade Island, Piedras Island, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Quitasueno Rock, Rosary Island, Saint Ignace Island, San Adrian Island, San Clemente Island, San Fernando Island, San Francisco Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, San Lorenzo Islands, Santa Lucia Island, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Suemez Island, Triste Island, Tuft Rock, Ubi Island, Verde Island, West San Lorenzo Island,

Lakes:

Lake Fortaleza,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Esmeralda Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Mount Miramar, Noyes Peak, Pimenta Mountain,

Ridges:

Fortaleza Ridge,

Rivers:

Rio de la Aguada,

Streams:

Arroyo Blanco,