Vertical Point

Vertical Point (52˚54'00" 131˚37'00" E side of Louise I, off NE Moresby I, QCI). Geologist George M Dawson named this feature Point Vertical in 1878 “from the attitude of the limestone beds, some of which are over 300 ft [90 m] high.” The scenic spot has long been a popular habitation and campsite, both for the Haida people, who once had a village called Xa’lanit there, and for more recent homesteaders, including handloggers in the 1930s and NY artist Benita Saunders, who built a cabin...

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