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1963 Map of Chignik A-4

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Chignik A-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Mount Veniaminof dominates the western edge of this 1963 survey, serving as the massive source for a system of ice flows that define the upper landscape. The radial drainage pattern is evident as Harpoon Glacier, Finger Glacier, and the elongated Slim Glacier carve through the high elevations, while Crab Glacier sits further north. These glaciers feed into a network of lower-elevation watercourses, including the West Fork Chignik River and the southward-flowing Kametolook River.

Transitioning from the high ice fields to the alluvial valleys, the map captures a primitive wilderness state with no recorded roads or trails in the area at the time of field annotation. Features such as Red Bluff Creek and the narrow Bearskin Gulch provide specific geographical markers for navigators and researchers studying the shifting glacial margins of the Alaska Peninsula during the early 1960s.