Information About

Puget Peninsula

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Puget Peninsula on The Map

Location

59 ° 45' 0" N,
139 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

1365 ft (416.05 m)

Puget Peninsula in Detail.

About

between Yakutat Bay and Russell Fiord, 15 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Tarr and Martin (1906, p. 146), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Lieutenant Peter Puget, Royal Navy (RN), a member of Captain Vancouver's party.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959),
Places Near Puget Peninsula
Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reefs,

Bays:

Black Duck Bay, Broken Oar Cove, Chicago Harbor, Disenchantment Bay, Eleanor Cove, Humpback Cove, Puget Cove, Redfield Cove, Russell Fiord, Sawmill Cove, Shelter Cove,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Cape Enchantment, Cape Stoss, Hatchet Point, Kooisk Point, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Channels:

Hatchet Pass, Johnstone Passage,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Black Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier,

Islands:

Doggie Island, Dolgoi Island, Fitzgerald Island, Gregson Island, Knight Island, Kriwoi Island, Krutoi Island, Neeg Island, Otmeloi Island, Tla-xagh Island,

Lakes:

Mountain Lake, Lake Redfield, Situk Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount Mallott, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson, Mount Tebenkof,

Rivers:

Old Situk River, West Fork Situk River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Humpback Creek, Indian Camp Creek, Onklat Creek,

Routes:

Mountain Lake Trail Yakutat, Situk Lake Trail, Situk River Trail,