Information About

Soapstone Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 6' 7.999" N,
136 ° 29' 39.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

102 ft (31.09 m)

Soapstone Point in Detail.

About

on N tip of Yakobi I., on Cross Sound, 2 mi. NE of Bingham Cove, 39 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880 because of the greenish appearance of the rocks, resembling soapstone. The name was published in the 1883 Alska Coast Pilot (p. 187).

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather A-2 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather A-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Soapstone Point

Cities:

Tlushashakian,

Archipelagos:

George Islands, Inian Islands,

Bars:

Dad Rock, Seiners Rock, South Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

The Hobbit Hole, Port Althorp, Bingham Cove, Cross Sound, Deer Harbor, Dicks Arm, Earl Cove, Elfin Cove, Fern Harbor, Granite Cove, Hoktaheen Cove, Inian Cove, Lacy Cove, Lisianski Inlet, Mite Cove, Mosquito Cove, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Squid Bay, Stag Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, Taylor Bay,

Capes:

Point Satchrun, Point Lucan, Althorp Peninsula, Cape Bingham, Cape Cross, Cape Spencer, Column Point, Point Dundas, False Point, Point Lavinia, Polka Peninsula, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, Takanis Peninsula, Point Villaluenga, Point Wimbledon,

Channels:

Lisianski Strait, Middle Pass, Mosquito Pass, North Inian Pass, South Inian Pass,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Gaff Rock, Gauntlet Island, George Island, Inian Island, Junction Island, Miner Island, Mite Island, Taylor Island, Three Hill Island, White Crag Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock, Zip Rock,

Lakes:

Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake,

Mine:

Apex Mine, El Nido Mine, Goldwin Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Apex Mountain, Basalt Knob, Bingham Peak, Cub Mountain, Mount Hill, El Nido Peak, Takanis Peak, Vein Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Fault Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Margret Creek, Meadow Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Takanis Lake Trail,

Cities:

Elfin Cove,