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1950 Map of Bendeleben A-5

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Bendeleben A-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Mount Bendeleben dominates the northeastern landscape of this interior Seward Peninsula terrain, serving as the namesake peak for the surrounding Bendeleben Mountains. The area is defined by a dense network of high-altitude drainages that feed into larger regional waterways. The Niukluk River and Libby River serve as the primary conduits for the melting snowpack, winding through the lower elevations alongside smaller tributaries like Kingsley Cr and Hash Cr.

Surface water is a defining characteristic of the southern portion of the sheet, where the landscape transitions into a complex of small lakes and marshes near Sherrette. This 1950s-era topography reveals a wilderness largely devoid of permanent human structures or roads, focusing instead on the precise mapping of the hydraulic systems like Belt Creek and American Creek that have historically drawn prospectors and hunters to this part of Alaska.