Bird Creek Pass marks the high-altitude divide in this 2016 study of the Chugach Mountains, where the drainage systems of Bird Creek and the North Fork Ship Creek meet. The map reveals the dramatic glaciated topography of the Anchorage Municipality, characterized by the steep ascent to Bird Peak and the terminal reaches of Bird Glacier at the southeastern edge. This is a landscape defined by vertical relief rather than settlement, showing the complex interplay of high-mountain watersheds and ice-carved valleys. The inclusion of precise Public Land Survey System township boundaries, such as t12n r1e and t11n r1w, provides a structural grid over this wilderness area, offering a modern record of one of Alaska's most prominent mountain corridors.
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1951 · Seward
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Anchorage
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Seward D-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Seward D-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1952 · Seward D-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1952 · Seward D-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1953 · Seward
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Seward
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Anchorage A-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · Anchorage A-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360