Information About

Blunt Point

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Location

56 ° 46' 46.999" N,
132 ° 58' 8" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Blunt Point in Detail.

About

on NW side of Mitkof I., along E shore of Wrangell Narrows at N end of Scow Bay, 2.5 mi. SW of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.;

History

Translation about 1882 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of "Mys Tupoy" which was published in 1850 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1441. In 1838, the navigator, G. Lindenberg, called it "Mys Zhila," meaning "vein (or lode) cape."

Topo Maps

Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg D-3 (1961), Petersburg D-3 (1961), Petersburg D-3 (1961), Petersburg D-3 SW (1992), Petersburg D-3 (1995), Petersburg D-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Blunt Point

Cities:

Tonka,

Archipelagos:

Castle Islands,

Bars:

Burnt Island Reef, California Boulder Patch, Colorado Reef, Coply Reef, North Ledge, Prolewy Rocks, South Ledge, Spike Rock,

Bays:

Bains Cove, Bock Bight, Brown Cove, Halfmoon Anchorage, Hoagies Hole, Icy Cove, Little Duncan Bay, Long Pond, Scow Bay,

Capes:

Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Point Humbug, Anchor Point, Bayou Point, Beacon Point, Blind Point, Blunt Point, Boulder Point, Danger Point, False Island Point, Finger Point, Frederick Point, Green Point, Hicks Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Island Point, Lindenberg Peninsula, Mountain Point, No Thorofare Point, North Point, Prolewy Point, Rock Point, Spruce Point, Turn Point, Vexation Point, Wood Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Petersburg Bar Range, Wrangell Narrows,

Cities:

Petersburg,

Dams:

Crystal Lake Dam, Petersburg Dam, Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,

Fictional Places:

Kuinak,

Flats:

Boulder Flats, North Flat, South Flat,

Islands:

Battery Islets, Big Bowlder, Big Castle Island, Big Saltery Island, Blind Island, Blowdown Island, Burnt Island, Bush Top Island, Christmas Island, Cloverleaf Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Green Rocks, Grief Island, High Castle Island, Jewell Island, Keene Island, Little Saltery Island, McDonald Islands, Mitkof Island, Pearl Island, Point Lockwood Rock, Prolewy Rocks, Sasby Island, Sukoi Islets, Woody Island,

Lakes:

Colp Lake, Crystal Lake, Green Rocks Lake, Petersburg Lake, Petersburg Reservoir,

Mountains:

Chipp Peak, De Long Peak, Del Monte Peak, Hall Peak, Horn Mountain, Hunt Peak, Kane Peak, Lockwood Peak, Narrows Peak, Petersburg Mountain, Putnam Peak, Scott Peak, Sheridan Peak, Sherman Peak, Survey Mountains,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough,

Rivers:

Blind River, Muddy River, Patterson River,

Streams:

Coho Creek, Colorado Creek, Delta Creek, Falls Creek, Fivemile Creek, Petersburg Creek, Taain Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Twin Creek,

Cities:

Kupreanof,

Routes:

Colp Lake Trail, Duncan Canal Portage, Harvey Lake Trail, Petersburg Lake Trail, Petersburg Trail, Raven Trail, Ruth Lake Trail,

Valleys:

Big Gulch,

Cities:

Doyhof, Scow Bay,