Information About

Whiting Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 1' 5.999" N,
133 ° 38' 30.998" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Whiting Point in Detail.

About

on Whiting River, 3 mi. NE of Port Snettisham and 35 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Range

History

Named in 1888 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Assistant- Surgeon Robert Whiting, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party.

Topo Maps

Taku River A-5 (1951), Taku River A-5 (1951), Taku River A-5 (1951), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River A-5 (1996), Taku River A-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Whiting Point

Bays:

Gilbert Bay, Mallard Cove, Port Snettisham, Williams Cove,

Capes:

Point Anmer, Bogert Point, Bride Point, Crib Point, Ox Point, Prospect Point, River Point, Sentinel Point, Sharp Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Speel Point, Star Point, 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, Icefall Lake, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Long Lake, Lower Sweetheart Lake, Tease Lake, Upper Sweetheart Lake,

Mine:

Friday Mine, Whigg Placer Mine,

Mountains:

Meigs Peak, Mount Sumdum,

Rivers:

Long River, Speel River,

Streams:

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

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,