Information About

Sentinel Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sentinel Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 59' 44.999" N,
133 ° 45' 43.999" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Sentinel Point in Detail.

About

N end of Snettisham Peninsula, at entrance to Gilbert Bay, 31 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1888 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1892 by US@C&GS.

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 Sentinel Point
Bays:

Gilbert Bay, Limestone Inlet, 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:

Arthur Peak, Everett Peak, Fillmore Peak, Limestone Bluffs, Meigs Peak, Webster Peak, Wheeler Peak,

Rivers:

Long River, Speel River, Whiting River,

Streams:

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

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,