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2015 Map of Candle B-1 SE

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Candle B-1 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Box River winds through the southeastern corner of this quadrangle, serving as the primary hydrological feature in an otherwise high-relief landscape. The terrain is structured by the Public Land Survey System, with the intersections of T1s R3w, T2s R2w, and several other townships defining the administrative geography of this remote interior region. These survey lines provide a framework for understanding land division in the Yukon-Koyukuk area during the early 21st century.

The absence of named settlements or infrastructure suggests a wilderness character where geographic orientation relies heavily on natural drainage patterns and established section lines. Researchers interested in the transition of Alaskan land management will find the precise placement of these boundaries, such as T3s R3w, essential for locating specific wilderness tracts or historical claims that correspond to these coordinate grids.