Information About

Point Highland

Point Highland

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Petersburg (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 49 ft (14.94 m)
About

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

History of Point Highland

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.