Information About

Engano Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Sitka

Nearest City:

Sitka

Elevation:

72 ft (21.95 m)

About

on SW coast of Kruzof I., 10 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History of Engano Point

The name "Cabo del Engano tilde" meaning "cape of deception (or deceit)" was given to Cape Edgecumbe in 1775 by F. A. Maurelle (in La Perouse, 1798, pl. 26). The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) applied the name to this point of land in 1926.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka A-6 (1951), Sitka A-6 (1951), Sitka A-6 (1951), Sitka A-6 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-6 SW (2017),

Places Near Engano Point

Archipelagos:

Saint Lazaria Islands,

Areas:

Iris Meadows,

Bays:

Port Mary, Cuvacan Cove, Goleta Cove, Neva Bay, Shelikof Bay,

Capes:

Point Mary, Point Amelia, Beaver Point, Cape Edgecumbe, Engano Point, Shoals Point, Sitka Point, Trubitsin Point,

Islands:

Goloi Island, Kruzof Island, Lava Island, Liesnoi Island, Slaughter Island,

Mountains:

Mount Edgecumbe, Shell Mountain,

Ridges:

Crater Ridge,

Routes:

Kruzof Island Trail, Mount Edgecumbe Trail,