Information About

Point Baker

Quick Facts

Region:

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

Elevation:

26 ft (7.92 m)

Fatalities:

1

About

northwesternmost tip, of Prince of Wales I., extends into Sumner Strait, Alex. Arch.

History of Point Baker

Named on September 8, 1793, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Lieutenant Joseph Baker, who drew the maps in Vancouver's atlas (Wagner, 1937, p. 374).

Fatalities

November 27, 2022

1 person died

boating

Found on the following Topo Maps

Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-5 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-5 (1995), Petersburg B-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Point Baker

Cities:

Calder,

Areas:

Calder Rocks,

Bars:

Helm Rock, Mariposa Reef,

Bays:

Port Protection, Buster Bay, Calder Bay, Labouchere Bay, Little Totem Bay, Merrifield Bay, No Name Bay, Shakan Bay, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Baker, Point Barrie, Boulder Point, Totem Point,

Channels:

Sumner Strait,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Barrie Island, Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Conclusion Island, Divide Island, East Rock, False Island, Fontaine Island, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Labouchere Island, Meadow Island, Middle Island, Monte Carlo Island, Shakan Island, Skiff Island, Station Island, Strait Island, Sumner Island, Trouble Island, West Rock, Yellow Island,

Lakes:

Barrie Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Kushneahin Lake, Sutter Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, Perue Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Keku Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Buster Creek, Charcoal Creek, Fisher Creek, Flicker Creek, Kushneahin Creek, Lovelace Creek, Marble Creek, Shine Creek, Strait Creek, Sutter Creek,

Cities:

Labouchere Bay, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection,