Information About

Gem Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

43 ft (13.11 m)

About

on E shore of Snug Cove, on E coast of Admiralty I., 2 mi. SW of Church Point and 59 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History of Gem Point

Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Gem Point

Archipelagos:

The Brothers,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Donkey Bay, Gambier Bay, Henrys Arm, Last Chance Harbor, Little Pybus Bay, Pleasant Bay, Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, Snug Cove,

Capes:

Point Pybus, Point Hugh, Point Gambier, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Scald Point, Square Point,

Channels:

West Channel,

Islands:

Chapel Island, Chock Island, East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Grave Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Rock, San Juan Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island, Tree Island, West Brother Island,

Lakes:

Pleasant Bay Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Distik, Yeek-Sha Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Old Mans Slough,