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1950 Map of Bendeleben B-6

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Bendeleben B-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Gold mining operations and remote aviation facilities define this 1950 landscape along the Kougarok River in the Seward Peninsula interior. The map documents active resource extraction at the Placer Gold Mining Area and the Coffee Creek Placer Gold Mining Area, supported by small settlements like Dahl and a Roadhouse. Transportation in this roadless region relied heavily on a network of Tractor Trails and several remote airstrips, including the Kougarok Landing Strip and the Coffee Creek Landing Strip.

Highland features such as Coffee Dome and Bunker Hill rise above a dense drainage network of gold-bearing creeks including Quartz Creek, Dahl Creek, and Joe Creek. The presence of a road Under Construction with an Approximate Alignment indicates a transition toward more permanent infrastructure during the post-war era, even as traditional wilderness transit remained the primary means of navigating the valley.