Alaska Gazetteer
Engano Point is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Engano Point places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Engano Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on SW coast of Kruzof I., 10 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "The name ""Cabo del Engano tilde"" meaning ""cape of deception (or deceit)"" was given to Cape Edgecumbe in 1775 by F. A. Maurelle (in La Perouse, 1798, pl. 26). The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) applied the name to this point of land in 1926." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.013053894 |
| Longitude: | -135.852783203 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Engano Point: Engano Point.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Engano Point does not include property ownership information.
