Information About

Mitchell Point

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 27' 1.001" N,
133 ° 12' 7.999" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Mitchell Point in Detail.

About

E entrance to Douglas Bay, on S coast of Kupreanof I., 26 mi. SW of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.

History

Named on August 31, 1793, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "after Captain William Mitchell, RN" (Wagner, 1937, p. 398).

Places Near Mitchell Point
Archipelagos:

Castle Islands, Level Islands,

Bars:

Coply Reef, McArthur Reef,

Bays:

Bains Cove, California Bay, Douglas Bay, Hoagies Hole, Kah Sheets Bay, Krauses Hole, Little Duncan Bay, Red Bay, Salmon Bay, Sandy Bight, Totem Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint John, Point Colpoys, Bay Point, Hood Point, Inlet Point, Macnamara Point, Mitchell Point, Pine Point,

Channels:

Beecher Pass, Duncan Canal, Keene Channel, Ossipee Channel, Whiskey Pass,

Islands:

Bell Island, Big Castle Island, Big Level Island, Big Saltery Island, Blowdown Island, Butterworth Island, Christmas Island, Danger Island, Dead Island, Echo Island, Emily Island, Fair Island, Fire Island, Flat Island, Foremost Rock, Grief Island, Jewell Island, Kah Sheets Island, Little Level Island, Little Saltery Island, Lung Island, Moss Island, Pearl Island, Range Islet, Rookery Islands, Round Island, Shingle Island, Tide Island, Vichnefski Rock, White Rock, Woewodski Island,

Lakes:

Harrys Lake, Harvey Lake, Kah Sheets Lake, Red Lake, Salmon Bay Lake,

Parks:

Beecher Pass State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Castle River,

Streams:

Big Creek, Camp Creek, Creek Number 1, Creek Number 2, Creek Number 3, Creek Number 4, Creek Number Four, Creek Number One, Creek Number Three, Creek Number Two, Duck Creek, Fisher Creek, Goose Creek, Kah Sheets Creek, Lava Creek, Little Creek, Middle Creek, Mud Creek, Narrow Creek, Pine Creek, Pine Creek, Red Bay Creek, Salmon Creek, Salmon Creek, Short Creek, Strait Creek,

Routes:

Harvey Lake Trail, Kah Sheets Trail,