Information About

Bald Head

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 44' 42" N,
161 ° 32' 17.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Koyuk

Elevation

466 ft (142.04 m)

Bald Head in Detail.

About

On the N shore of Norton Bay, 35 mi NE of Elim; Seward Peninsula.

History

Named September 1778 by Captain James Cook, Royal Navy (RN). It has been called Point Inglestate, and also Isaacs Point, by the miners and prospectors. Some part of it was also called Point Ennis by the Western Union Telegraph expedition of 1867.

Topo Maps

Norton Bay (1948), Norton Bay (1948), Norton Bay C-6 (1950), Norton Bay C-6 (1950), Norton Bay (1951), Norton Bay (1951), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay C-6 NE (2014),
Places Near Bald Head
Cities:

Kwik, Tubutulik,

Capes:

Point Dexter,

Mountains:

Bald Head,

Rivers:

Kwik River,

Streams:

Horseshoe Creek,