Alaska Gazetteer
Mountain Point is a physical feature (cape) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The primary coordinates for Mountain Point places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mountain Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | E point of entrance to Carroll Inlet, on S coast of Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), ""because of the view of the mountains to the northwest of this point.""" |
| Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.2941665649 |
| Longitude: | -131.538604736 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mountain Point: Mountain 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 Mountain Point does not include property ownership information.
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Saxman, AK
(2.7 miles NW) Ketchikan, AK (5.3 miles NW) |
Metlakatla, AK
(11.5 miles S) |
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Mountain Point, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Dairy, AK (1.4 miles NW) |
Herring Cove, AK
(2.4 miles NNE) |
