Information About

Boussole Head

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 22' 57" N,
136 ° 55' 4.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

509 ft (155.14 m)

Boussole Head in Detail.

About

between Boussole and Astrolabe Bays, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 57 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the Boussole. See Boussole Bay.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Boussole Head

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Hankinson Peninsula, Icy Point, Polka Peninsula, Venisa Point,

Glaciers:

Brady Glacier, Finger Glacier,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake, South Trick Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Streams:

Annoksek Creek, Kaknau Creek,