1990 Map of Chandalar D-3

About this map

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the eastern portion of this remote interior Alaska landscape, as surveyed in the early 1970s and 1980s. The topography is dominated by the drainage system of the North Fork Chandalar River, which flows through the southern half of the quadrangle. Significant elevation changes are marked by Bend Mountain, while the hydrology is further defined by the winding paths of Your Creek and Our Creek. The map provides a precise look at the wilderness before later modern developments, anchored by the North Boundary Fairbanks Meridian which runs across the northern edge of the sheet. This provisional edition is notable for its lack of roads or trails, illustrating a purely natural river-and-mountain environment in the Brooks Range foothills.