Point Woronzof is a headland in Cook Inlet on the southern coast of Knik Arm, located 4 miles (6.5 km) west of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The point was named after the Russian diplomat Semyon Vorontsov by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey of the Royal Navy. Whidbey was a member of Captain George Vancouver’s expedition, which took place on May 4, 1794.

Count Semyon Romanovich Vorontsov, a member of the aristocratic Russian Vorontsov family, distinguished himself during the first Russo-Turkish War at the battles of Larga and Kagula in 1770. In 1783, he was appointed the Russian minister to Vienna but was transferred to London in 1785. Vorontsov quickly gained significant influence and authority in Great Britain, residing there for the last 47 years of his life, from 1785 until his death in 1832. During this period, he served as the Russian ambassador to the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1785 to 1800, and to the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1806.

Point Woronzof Overlook offers dramatic views of Cook Inlet and Mount Susitna and is frequently visited by locals and tourists. Point Woronzof Park covers 192 acres (78 ha) between Point Woronzof and Kincaid Park at Point Campbell. A pair of lighted panels provide navigational aids by marking the Fire Island Range, the main shipping channel between the Phillips-A Platform in Cook Inlet and Point Woronzof. Severe, ongoing erosion of the Point Woronzof bluff poses significant threats to nearby infrastructure. These include the potential loss of Runway 33 at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, parts of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, access to the Alaska Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Point Woronzof Overlook, and Point Woronzof Park. Read more here and here. Explore more of Point Woronzof and Knik Arm here: