Information About

Point Hugh

Point Hugh

Quick Facts

Region:

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City:

Kake

About

on S tip of Glass Peninsula at junction of Seymour Canal and Stephens Passage, 8 mi. SE of Pleasant Bay and 54 mi. S of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History of Point Hugh

Named for Lord Hugh Seymore of England by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), on August 4, 1794 (Wagner, 1937, p. 392).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Sumdum C-6 (1948), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Point Hugh

Archipelagos:

Bars:

McDonald Rock, Thistle Ledge,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Gambier Bay, Holkham Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Sand Bay, Snug Cove, Sore Finger Cove,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Hugh, Point Astley, Point Gambier, Point League, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Midway Point, Scald Point,

Cliffs:

The Stone Wall,

Islands:

Chapel Island, Chock Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Harbor Island, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Islet, Tree Island,

Lakes:

Pleasant Bay Lake,

Mountains:

Yeek-Sha Mountain,