1960 Map of Anchorage B-3

About this map

Mount Marcus Baker dominates the northeastern corner of this Chugach Mountains landscape, serving as the high point for a massive complex of glacial systems. In the early 1960s, these ice fields remained largely unsurveyed on the ground, with topography instead derived from aerial photography. The Marcus Baker Glacier and the expansive Knik Glacier flow through the central portion of the quadrangle, illustrating the immense scale of the ice-choked valleys. To the south, the terrain descends toward the Harvard Arm, where the Barry Glacier meets tidewater alongside smaller ice flows like Bryn Mawr Glacier and Smith Glacier. The absence of roads or trails emphasizes the isolation of these peaks, including Mount Goode, during this period of Alaskan wilderness mapping.