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1956 Map of Chandalar

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Chandalar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Chandalar River and its major tributaries, including the North Fork Chandalar River and Middle Fork Chandalar River, dominate this landscape north of the Yukon Flats. The map reveals a transition between wilderness preservation and industrial infrastructure, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and several landing strips like Dietrich Camp contrast with the protected lands of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Wilderness.

Resource extraction and transit history are visible through the Chandalar Mine near Little Squaw Lake and the various cabins that dot the river forks, such as Sixty-one Mile Cabin. Remote settlements like Caro and Eagle Cliff are connected by a network of paths and water routes, including the Winter Trail, while prominent peaks like Sukakpak Mountain and Snowden Mountain serve as essential topographic landmarks for travelers in this vast subarctic region.