1983 Map of Arctic B-1

About this map

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the vast majority of this 1980s terrain, reflecting federal land management following the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of Brushman Mountain and Little Brushman in the northeast, while the Wilderness Boundary meanders alongside the drainage of Woman Creek. The western portion of the sheet is marked by the Koness River, which flows through a region devoid of roads or permanent settlements at the time of this 1974 photography. This provisional edition from the U.S. Geological Survey captures the topographic character of the northern Brooks Range foothills before further contemporary shifts in North Slope administrative boundaries, specifically highlighting the intersection of the Slope Borough line with these protected federal lands.