2015 Map of Baird Mountains C-2 SW

About this map

Kobuk Valley National Park encompasses the vast majority of this 2015 survey, protecting a landscape where the river system dictates the rhythm of the land. The Salmon River winds through the eastern portion of the quadrangle, serving as the primary drainage for the surrounding high country. This environment represents a largely undeveloped interior, where the Public Land Survey System grid lines—marking townships like t25n r5w and t26n r5w—superimpose a human order over a wilderness defined by its hydrology and elevation. The absence of named settlements or roads underscores the region's character as a protected preserve, where map users can trace the natural contours of the river valley and the drainages that feed the Salmon River as it moves south toward the broader Kobuk basin.