Information About

Venisa Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 18' 37.001" N,
136 ° 50' 1" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

584 ft (178 m)

Venisa Point in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, 0.8 mi. E of Sugarloaf I. and 53 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts

History

So named Garnet Point by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1926, because the rocky face of the point is studded with small particles resembling garmets. The name was changed , in 1929 to the Russian word for garnet (venisa) "in order to eliminate dulpication."

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Venisa Point

Cities:

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dicks Arm, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Cape Spencer, Hankinson Peninsula, Polka Peninsula, Venisa Point, Point Villaluenga,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island, Zip Rock,

Lakes:

Abyss Lake, North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake, South Trick Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Streams:

Annoksek Creek,