Information About

Protection Head

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Protection Head on The Map

Location

56 ° 18' 42.998" N,
133 ° 39' 24.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

479 ft (146 m)

Protection Head in Detail.

About

on N coast of Prince of Wales I., 3 mi. SW of village of Point Baker; Alex. Arch.

History

named in 1901 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-5 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-5 (1995), Petersburg B-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Protection Head
Cities:

Calder,

Areas:

Calder Rocks,

Bars:

Helm Rock, Mariposa Reef,

Bays:

Port Protection, Calder Bay, Labouchere Bay, Merrifield Bay, No Name Bay, Shakan Bay, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Baker, Point Barrie, Boulder Point,

Channels:

Sumner Strait,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Barrie Island, Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Beauclerc Island, Bluff Island, Conclusion Island, Divide Island, East Rock, False Island, Fontaine Island, Hamilton Island, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Labouchere Island, Meadow Island, Middle Island, Shakan Island, Skiff Island, Station Island, Strait Island, Sumner Island, Trouble Island, West Rock, Yellow Island,

Lakes:

Barrie Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Kushneahin Lake, Sutter Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, The Nipples, Perue Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Keku Strait, Shakan Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Flicker Creek, Kushneahin Creek, Marble Creek, Shakan Creek, Shine Creek, Sutter Creek,

Cities:

Labouchere Bay, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection,