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1954 Map of Bethel A-4

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Bethel A-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Eek Mountains dominate this mid-century survey, a wilderness landscape characterized by sharp peaks and a complex drainage system. Two prominent landmarks, Sawtooth Mountain and Breast Mountain, serve as essential navigational markers for this region of the Bethel quadrangle. These heights give way to the winding course of the Eek River and the Kwethiluk River, which define the low-lying wetlands and tundra to the north.

The presence of Eek Lake and various smaller water bodies near the river forks illustrates the seasonal shifting of the landscape, where the Kapon Creek and Rainy Creek feed into the larger river systems. While much of the land remained unsurveyed and unmarked during this 1950s mapping effort, the Base Line provides a primary reference point for the Bureau of Land Management’s early spatial organization of this environment.