Information About

Whaletail Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Whaletail Point on The Map

Location

56 ° 11' 29" N,
132 ° 14' 53.999" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Whaletail Point in Detail.

About

at entrance to Haletail Cove, in Zimovia Strait, on E coast of Etolin I., 21 mi. SE of Wrangell, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given for charting purposes by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1925 Coast Pilot (p. 121).

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-1 (1948), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg A-1 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-1 (1995), Petersburg A-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Whaletail Point
Archipelagos:

Niblack Islands,

Bars:

Blanche Rock,

Bays:

Anita Bay, Circle Bay, Earl West Cove, Ernest Sound, Jadski Cove, Madan Bay, McHenry Inlet, Menefee Inlet, Olive Cove, Shoemaker Bay, Southeast Cove, Southwest Cove, Thoms Place, Whaletail Cove,

Capes:

Point Madan, Anita Point, East Point, Kuakan Point, Menefee Point, Nemo Point, Thoms Point, Turn Point, Whaletail Point,

Channels:

Canoe Passage, The Narrows, Zimovia Strait,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Avon Island, Bold Island, Brownson Island, Button Island, Channel Island, Entrance Island, Etolin Island, Found Island, Hat Island, McHenry Islet, North Burnett Island, Range Island, South Burnett Island, Trap Rock, Turn Island, Village Islands, Wrangell Island, Young Rock, Zimovia Islets,

Lakes:

Burnett Lake, Hatchery Lake, Highbush Lake, Kunk Lake, Long Lake, McHenry Lake, Navy Lake, Olive Lake, Pats Lake, Thoms Lake,

Mountains:

Chichagof Peak, East Mountain, Mount Etolin, Navy Peak, Mount Shakes, Virginia Peak,

Parks:

Thoms Place State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Fisherman Chuck,

Pillars:

Nut Rock,

Streams:

Earl West Creek, Falls Creek, Fools Creek, Kunk Creek, McCormack Creek, Olive Creek, Pat Creek, Salamander Creek, Thoms Creek, Trout Creek,

Routes:

Highbush Lake Trail, Long Lake Trail, Thoms Lake Trail,

Cities:

Thoms Place,