1956 Map of Chandalar

About this map

The Chandalar River watershed dominates this mid-century survey of the Brooks Range region, defined by the convergence of the North Fork, Middle Fork, and East Fork. The interior landscape reveals a sparse network of human activity centered around remote outposts like Caro and the Venetie Indian Reservation at the southeastern edge. Grounded in a 1956 field annotation, the map captures the transition between the high peaks of Snowden Mountain and the water-heavy lowlands of the Flats.