Information About

Gilbert Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Parent:

St. Elias Mountains

Elevation:

3107 ft (947.01 m)

About

3.2 mi. NW of Mount Alexander and 29 mi. NE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Gilbert Point

Named in 1905 by Tarr (1906, p. 155), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Grove Karl Gilbert, 1843-1918, Chief Geologist of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1889-92.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat D-4 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-4 NW (2017),

Places Near Gilbert Point

Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Russell Fiord, Seal Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Cape Enchantment, Marble Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Black Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Valerie Glacier, Variegated Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Indian Camp Creek,