1979 Map of Bethel C-1

About this map

Aniak River meanders through this remote Alaskan landscape, carving a prominent path through the southwestern interior just as it was surveyed in the late 1970s. The map captures the meeting of the Kipchuk River and the Aniak, a confluence that historically defined navigation and travel for local subsistence and early exploration. The eastern edge of the quadrangle includes the rugged boundaries of Wood-Tikchik State Park, reflecting a period of formal land conservation in the Dillingham region. Rising above the river valleys, Gemuk Mtn stands as the primary landmark in a territory otherwise characterized by complex water networks and tundra. This sheet preserves the topography of a wilderness area where human footprints were primarily limited to river corridors and traditional land use before more modern infrastructure reached the deeper interior.