Information About

Point Highland

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Highland on The Map

Location

57 ° 9' 2.002" N,
133 ° 27' 38.999" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Point Highland in Detail.

About

on N shore of Federick Sound, 4 mi. SE of Cape Fanshaw and 72 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1868 by Commander R.W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), name published by US@C&GS in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 126). The point is heavily wooded and precipitous.

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Point Highland
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, Harrington Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Dry Cove, Fanshaw Bay, North Arm, Portage Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Bartlett Point, Bay Point, Bill Point, Boulder Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, East Point, Flat Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, Hook Point, McNairy Point, West Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Foot Island, Harbor Island, Rabbit Island, Robert Island, Stop Island, Walter Island, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Alaska Peak, Bay Point Knoll, Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Saranac Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Bohemian Range, Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw,