Information About

Point Rothsay

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 35' 37" N,
132 ° 21' 41" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

249 ft (75.9 m)

Point Rothsay in Detail.

About

at mouth of Stikine River, 7 mi. N of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Named on August 27, 1793, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), (Wagner, 1937, p. 407). Name "Mys Rechnoy" meaning "river point" was applied to this point in 1863 by the Russian surveyors from the corvette Rynda. See Rynda Island.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-2 (1948), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-2 (1997), Petersburg C-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Point Rothsay

Bars:

City of Topeka Rock, Koknuk Flats,

Bays:

Circle Bay, Le Conte Bay, Madan Bay, Shoemaker Bay,

Capes:

Point Madan, Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Point Ancon, Point Highfield, Babbler Point, Blaquiere Point, Cemetery Point, East Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Indian Point, Kakwan Point, Polk Point, Thunder Point, Timber Point, Wedge Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Dry Strait, Eastern Passage, North Arm,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Glaciers:

Popof Glacier, Summit Glacier,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Andrew Island, Camp Island, Cottonwood Islands, Deadmans Island, The Desert, Dry Island, Farm Island, Fifteenmile Island, Fivemile Island, Grassy Island, Greys Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Limb Island, Little Dry Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Summit Island, Woronkofski Island,

Lakes:

Figure Eight Lake, Sunrise Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Ancon Peak, Mount Basargin, East Mountain, Elephants Nose, Favor Peak, Garnet Mountain, Mount Rynda, Sunrise Peak, Wilkes Peak, Mount Woronkofski, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Binkleys Slough, Knig Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

North Arm Stikine River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Andrew Creek, Bussy Creek, Crittenden Creek, Dry Wash, Garnet Creek, Glacier Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, Institute Creek, Mallard Slough, Mill Creek, North Arm Creek, Porterfield Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,