Information About

Sitka Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Sitka

Nearest City:

Sitka

Elevation:

69 ft (21.03 m)

About

on S tip of Kruzof I., 20 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History of Sitka Point

Probably named in 1809 by Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name as "Mys Sitkha" or Cape Sitkha" and also called it Cape Edgecumbe."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Sitka A-6 OE S NE (2017),

Places Near Sitka Point

Archipelagos:

Saint Lazaria Islands,

Areas:

Iris Meadows,

Bars:

Biorka Reef,

Bays:

Port Mary, Cuvacan Cove, Goleta Cove, Mud Bay, Neva Bay, Shelikof Bay,

Capes:

Point Mary, Beaver Point, Cape Edgecumbe, Engano Point, Shoals Point, Sitka Point, Trubitsin Point,

Islands:

Goloi Island, Kruzof Island, Lava Island, Liesnoi Island, Low Island, Nadezhda Islands, Slaughter Island,

Mountains:

Mount Edgecumbe, Shell Mountain,

Ridges:

Crater Ridge,

Routes:

Kruzof Island Trail, Mount Edgecumbe Trail,