2016 Map of Anchorage A-5 SE

About this map

The Chugach National Forest provides the setting for this topographic study, where massive ice formations and glacial systems dominate the terrain. High-elevation features like the Ted Stevens Icefield feed into a network of flowing ice, including the Lake George Glacier and the Surprise Glacier. The absence of roads or permanent settlements in this region emphasizes the dominance of the natural landscape, where elevation contours reveal steep slopes and significant glacial valleys. On the eastern edge, the Stairway Glacier descends through the mountain passes, illustrating the physical processes that continue to shape this portion of the Anchorage Municipality. The map primarily records these glaciological landmarks and federal land boundaries, serving as a baseline for the state of these ice fields in the early twenty-first century.