Information About

Terrace Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Terrace Point on The Map

Location

59 ° 57' 34.999" N,
139 ° 50' 21.998" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

1066 ft (324.92 m)

Terrace Point in Detail.

About

on edge of Atrevida Glacier, 2.2 mi. NW of Amphitheater Knob and 29 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

So named by Russell (1891, p. 105), "* * * because this point of land consists of a series of glacial stream terraces."

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Terrace Point
Areas:

Kwik Delta,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Blizhni Point,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hayden Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Turner Glacier,

Islands:

Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Floral Hills, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Mountain Passes:

Floral Pass,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Esker Stream, Kame Stream, Kwik Stream, Lucia Stream, Sudden Stream,