Information About

Shelter Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 28' 0.001" N,
134 ° 33' 50" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Shelter Point in Detail.

About

E tip of Killisnoo I., off W coast of Admiralty I., S of killisnoo, 2.5 mi. S of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1869 on Hydrographic Chart 225. This name does not appear on recent maps.

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Shelter Point

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Danger Point Reef, Kenasnow Rocks, Kiuchman Rock, Lone Rock, Rose Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, False Channel Bay, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Kanalku Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Kootznahoo Inlet, Kootznahoo Roads, Mitchell Bay, North Arm Hood Bay, South Arm Hood Bay, Stillwater Anchorage,

Capes:

Point Bridge, Bluff Point, Bryant Point, Cabin Point, Cedar Point, Channel Point, Danger Point, Distant Point, Hemlock Point, House Point, North Point, Parker Point, Passage Point, Pillsbury Point, Ponte Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Saginaw Point, Point Samuel, Shelter Point, South Point, Sullivan Point, Termination Point, Turn Point, Village Point, Woody Point,

Cities:

Angoon,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, Dead Tree Bluff,

Dams:

City of Angoon Dam,

Hills:

Kootznahoo Head,

Islands:

Deception Island, Diamond Island, Killisnoo Island, Kinchman Rock, Long Island, Passage Island, Sand Island, South America Island, Stone Island, Table Island, Target Island, Village Rock, Woodchoppers Island,

Lakes:

Davidson Lake, Distin Lake, Fresh Water Lake, Kanalku Lake, Salt Lake, Thayer Lake,

Mountains:

Kanalku Mountain, Thayer Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Hell-s Acre,

Streams:

Davis Creek, Freshwater Creek, Jims Creek, Lighter Creek, Thayer Creek,

Routes:

Distin Lake Trail, Fresh Water Thayer Trail, Kanalku Lake Trail, Mitchell Bay Trail,

Cities:

Neltushkin,

Waterfalls:

The Falls,