2016 Map of Bering Glacier C-4 NW

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park dominates this 2016 topographical landscape, where the shifting ice of Tana Glacier carves through the southern portion of the quadrangle. The map documents a wilderness transition, defined by the drainage of Granite Creek as it flows beneath the rising elevations of Thompson Ridge. This modern survey records the high-altitude terrain including Needle Mtn and the isolated Ross Green Lake. These features represent a largely untouched glacial environment in Alaska's Unorganized Borough, where the National Park Service manages vast tracts of ice and rock. The detail here captures the specific extent of glacial coverage and stream paths at a moment when such frozen landscapes are under constant observation for change.