Information About

Quartz Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 13' 0.001" N,
136 ° 2' 8.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Quartz Point in Detail.

About

on NE end of Goose I., in South Passage, 1.5 mi. NW of Mud Bay and 23 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1882 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "because the place is marked by large masses of white quartz, which look like ice."

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-1 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather A-1 (1954), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Quartz Point

Bars:

Ancon Rock,

Bays:

Gull Cove, Idaho Inlet, Jacks Cove, Mud Bay, Willoughby Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Gustavus, Iceberg Point, Quartz Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

Goose Island, Lemesurier Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands,

Lakes:

Otter Lake,

Mountains:

Pyramid Peak, Tarn Mountain,

Rivers:

Mud Bay River, Trail River,

Streams:

Marble Creek,