Information About

Point Pyke

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Pyke on The Map

Location

60 ° 1' 50.002" N,
148 ° 18' 47.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

522 ft (159.11 m)

Point Pyke in Detail.

About

on SW tip of Bainbridge Island 37 mi. ESE of Seward.

History

Named by Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), about May 27, 1794 (Wagner, 1937, p. 403). This may be the "Harman Point" reported by Captain Nathaniel Portlock in 1787 (p. 461).

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-4 (2000),
Places Near Point Pyke
Bars:

Procession Rocks,

Bays:

Port Bainbridge, Aluklik Bay, Auk Bay, Eleshansky Cove, Fox Farm Bay, Goat Harbor, Hogg Bay, Humpback Cove, Icy Bay, Koss Cove, North Twin Bay, Otter Cove, Puffin Cove, Puget Bay, South Twin Bay, Squirrel Bay, Swanson Bay, Whale Bay,

Capes:

Point Pyke, Point Waters, Point Elrington, Amerk Point, Cape Puget, Hogg Point, Lonetree Point, Swanson Point,

Channels:

Bainbridge Passage, Elrington Passage, Prince of Wales Passage,

Glaciers:

Bainbridge Glacier, Chenega Glacier, Tigertail Glacier,

Islands:

Bainbridge Island, Elrington Island,

Mountains:

Claw Peak,

Streams:

Frenchy Creek,