Information About

River Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map River Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 59' 52.001" N,
133 ° 42' 40" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

266 ft (81.08 m)

River Point in Detail.

About

on E shore of Gilbert Bay at mouth of Whiting River, 2 mi. E of Sentinel Point and 33 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1888 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Sumdum D-6 (1948), Sumdum D-6 (1951), Sumdum D-6 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum D-6 NE (2017),
Places Near River Point
Bays:

Gilbert Bay, Mallard Cove, Port Snettisham, Williams Cove,

Capes:

Point Anmer, Point Coke, Point Glass, Bogert Point, Bride Point, Crib Point, Ox Point, Prospect Point, River Point, Sentinel Point, Sharp Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Speel Point, Star Point, Point Styleman, Whiting Point,

Channels:

The Gorge, Speel Arm, Stephens Passage,

Dams:

Snettisham Dam, Tease Lake Dam,

Islands:

Fannie Island, Midway Islands, Mist Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Tease Lake,

Mine:

Friday Mine, Whigg Placer Mine,

Mountains:

Everett Peak, Fillmore Peak, Meigs Peak, Webster Peak,

Rivers:

Long River, Speel River, Whiting River,

Streams:

Anmer Creek, Crater Creek, Gilbert Creek, Glacier Creek, Mist Creek, Prospect Creek, Sweetheart Creek,

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,