Information About

The Five Fingers

Quick Facts

Open in The Map The Five Fingers on The Map

Location

57 ° 17' 30.001" N,
133 ° 40' 14.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

The Five Fingers in Detail.

About

in S entrance to Stephens Passage, 5 mi. NW of Whitney I. and 67 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), " * * * perhaps on account of its appearance from certain points of view" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 129).

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-6 SE (2017),
Places Near The Five Fingers
Archipelagos:

The Brothers, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Fanshaw Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay, Sunset Cove,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Gambier, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bill Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, False Point Pybus, Fort Point, Grunt Point, McNairy Point, Pinta Point, Rocky Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, East Brother Island, Foot Island, Gambier Island, Robert Island, Romp Island, Sail Island, Schooner Island, Sunset Island, The Twins, West Brother Island, Whitney Island,

Mine:

K and D Mine,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Libby Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw,