Information About

Icy Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Pelican

Elevation:

177 ft (53.95 m)

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, at mouth of Palma Bay, 1 mi. S of mouth of Kaknau Creek and 62 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Icy Point

Named Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), "M(ys) Ledyanoy" meaning "cape icy," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), presumably because of the stranded drift ice. It has also been called "Cape Forrest" (US@C&GS 1883, Alaska Coast Pilot, p. 201).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather B-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather B-4 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-4 NE (2017),

Places Near Icy Point

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Palma Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Icy Point,

Glaciers:

Dagelet Glacier, Finger Glacier, La Perouse Glacier,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, Mount Dagelet, De Langle Mountain, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville, Middle Dome, South Dome,

Streams:

Kaknau Creek,

Valleys:

Great Valley,