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Rowlee Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 56' 2" N,
136 ° 7' 36.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Rowlee Point in Detail.

About

in Muir Inlet, in Glacier Bay National Monument, at mouth of Wachusett Inlet, 1.4 mi. NW of Point McLeod and 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named for Willard Winfield Rowlee, 1861-1923, professor of botany, Cornell University He was botanist for the Cushing Expedition to Glacier Bay in 1890. The name "Point Wachusett" was published by the American Geographical Society (Field, 1947, map).

Topo Maps

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

Places Near Rowlee Point

Bars:

Caroline Shoal,

Bays:

Adams Inlet, Goose Cove, Hunter Cove, Maquinna Cove, Muir Inlet, North Sandy Cove, Nunatak Cove, Sebree Cove, Stump Cove, Tidal Inlet, Wachusett Inlet,

Capes:

Point McLeod, Point George, Caroline Point, Muir Point, Rowlee Point, Tlingit Point, Westdahl Point, Wolf Point,

Glaciers:

Andrews Glacier, Burroughs Glacier, Casement Glacier, Dirt Glacier, Dying Glacier (historical), McBride Glacier, Morse Glacier, Patton Glacier, White Glacier,

Hills:

Curtis Hills, Klotz Hills, Knob I,

Islands:

Garforth Island, Lone Island, Puffin Island, Sealers Island, Sebree Island, Sturgess Island,

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Mount Brock, Mount Cadell, Mount Case, Coleman Peak, Mount Kloh Kutz, Knob G, Knob H, The Nunatak, Pyramid Peak, Red Mountain, Sitth-gha-ee Peak, Mount Wright,

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Bruce Hills, Idaho Ridge, McConnell Ridge, Minnesota Ridge, Oberlin Ridge, Van Horn Ridge, White Thunder Ridge,

Streams:

Valleys:

Dirt Gulch, Ice Valley,