Description
Located on the E shore of McClellan Flats, at the head of Chilkat Inlet, 1.5 mi. W of Port Chilkoot and 17 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History
Tlingit Indian name Kashkulu Khaku meaning "'man's scalp off' point" according to Louis Shotridge, and reported in 1922 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was called Portage Point by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 197 and pl. 1819). This latter name was considered to be a misnomer.