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Snipe Head

Snipe Head

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Sitka
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 610 ft (185.93 m)
About

W point of entrance to Snipe Bay, 16.8 mi. NW of village of Port Alexander, on S coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.

History of Snipe Head

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for charting purposes; name published in the 1925 Coast Pilot (p. 281).