Information About

Point Lomas

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Location

55 ° 22' 36.998" N,
133 ° 10' 36.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Point Lomas in Detail.

About

Projection 300 yds from the shore of Prince of Wales Island, W side of Port Caldera, 6.8 mi. S of Craig, Alex. Arch.

History

Name given in 1775-1779 by Don Juandela Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Cabo de las Lomas," meaning "cape of the hillocks." Baker (1906, p. 411). published the name "Cape Lomas;" changed to "Point Lomas" in 1922, by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because "Not bold or prominent enough to be styled a Cape."

Topo Maps

Craig B-4 (1949), Craig B-4 (1949), Craig B-4 (1951), Craig B-4 (1951), Craig B-4 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig B-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Point Lomas

Archipelagos:

Alberto Islands, Diver Islands, Lively Islands, Nichols Islands, Prince of Wales Archipelago,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, The Sentinels, Witness Rocks,

Bars:

Alberto Reef, Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Fern Reef, Fish Egg Reef, Klawock Reef, Larzatita Island Reef, Parida Island Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, San Christoval Rock,

Bays:

Port Bagial, Port Caldera, Port Estrella, Port Refugio, Port Saint Nicholas, Adrian Cove, Arena Cove, Big Bay, Bobs Bay, Crab Bay, Diver Bay, Doyle Bay, Farallon Bay, Hole-in-the-Wall, Klawock Inlet, North Bay, San Alberto Bay, Shelter Cove, Shinaku Inlet, Soda Bay, Soda Bay, Trocadero Bay,

Capes:

Point Miliflores, Point Miraballes, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Saint Sebastian, Point San Pasqual, Point Santa Lucia, Point Amargura, Point Arucenas, Point Batan, Point Bocas, Point Cangrejo, Point Cuerbo, Point Eugenia, Point Ildefonso, Point Iphigenia, Point Lomas, Agueda Point, Boreas Point, Canoe Point, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Flores, Cape Suspiro, Cayman Point, Cemetery Point, Diamond Point, Diver Point, Eagle Point, Entrance Point, Fern Point, Halibut Nose, Hassler Point, Lontana Point, Natalia Point, Palisade Point, Perlas Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta De los Islotillos, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Point San Antonio, Tranquil Point, Turn Point, Point Verde,

Channels:

Cruz Pass, Meares Passage, San Christoval Channel, Tlevak Narrows, Ulloa Channel, Ursua Channel,

Cities:

Craig, Klawock,

Dams:

Craig Water Supply Dam, Klawock Dam, Waterfall Dam,

Islands:

Abbess Island, Balandra Island, Ballena Islands, Block Island, Bush Islets, Cabras Islands, Canas Island, Catalina Island, Clam Island, Cole Island, Coronados Islands, Craig Island, Cruz Islands, Culebrina Island, Diver Rocks, Fish Egg Island, Fort Islet, Guide Island, Hermanos Islands, Isla Buen Ayre, Joe Island, Klawock Island, Ladrones Islands, Larzatita Island, Madre de Dios Island, Meares Island, Midway Island, Natalia Island, Palisade Island, Parida Island, Peratrovich Island, Piedras Island, Rancheria Island, Ridge Island, Rosary Island, Round Island, San Adrian Island, San Fernando Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, Santa Lucia Island, The Sentinels, Shaft Rock, Shelikof Island, Sombrero Island, Suemez Island, Toti Island, Tuft Rock, Ulloa Island, Unlucky Island, Verde Island, Wadleigh Island, Wadleigh Rock, The Witnesses,

Lakes:

Klawock Lake, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Sunny Hay Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Streams:

Arroyo Blanco, Crab Creek, Halfmile Creek, Threemile Creek,

Routes:

Canoe Point Trail,

Cities: