Information About

Kakwan Point

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 41' 49.999" N,
132 ° 12' 37.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

121 ft (36.88 m)

Kakwan Point in Detail.

About

on right bank of Stikine River, 16 mi. NE of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported in 1877 by Joseph Hunter, Canadian engineer and surveyor.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Kakwan Point
Bars:

City of Topeka Rock,

Basins:

Groundhog Basin, Horseshoe Basin,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Point Highfield, Babbler Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Kakwan Point, Polk Point,

Glaciers:

Nelson Glacier, Popof Glacier, Shakes Glacier, Summit Glacier,

Hot Springs:

Chief Shakes Hot Springs,

Islands:

Andrew Island, Cottonwood Islands, Deadmans Island, The Desert, Farm Island, Fifteenmile Island, Limb Island, Sergief Island,

Lakes:

Figure Eight Lake, Shakes Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Basargin, Castle Mountain, Garnet Mountain, Marsha Peak, Mount Rynda, Mount Stinenia, Mount Waters, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough, Shakes Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

Stikine River,

Streams:

Andrew Creek, Crittenden Creek, Dry Wash, Garnet Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, North Arm Creek, North Fork Porterfield Creek, Shuktusa Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,