2014 Map of Candle C-5 SW

About this map

Weather Ridge dominates the southwestern corner of this landscape, rising above a complex network of arctic waterways in the Northwest Arctic region. The drainage patterns here are defined by the convergence of Buck Cr and Deer Cr, which feed into the meandering path of Quartz Cr. This 2014 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates a remote terrain where the absence of roads or permanent settlements emphasizes the dominance of natural landforms and the Public Land Survey System. The grid of township and range lines, such as t3n r13w, provides the only human-imposed structure over the shifting contours and seasonal streams of the Alaskan interior.