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1970 Map of Bendeleben A-4

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Bendeleben A-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Bendeleben Mountains dominate this 1970 landscape, where the high ridges of the Seward Peninsula meet a network of remote waterways. The presence of the Pargon Ditch cutting across the eastern slopes near Pargon River suggests early hydraulic engineering in this subarctic environment. A long Tractor Trail provides the primary overland connection, winding through the valley floors past Kingsley Creek and into Grass Valley.

Southern drainages including Ophir Creek, Goldbottom Creek, and Crooked Creek reflect the naming conventions typical of the region's prospecting era. The topography is defined by high peaks like Chouik Mountain, which stands as a central landmark above the headwaters of Helena Creek and McKinley Creek. This survey provides a record of the unsurveyed and unmarked land lines as they were predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management in the mid-twentieth century.