1963 Map of Chignik C-3

About this map

Black Peak towers over the southern landscape of this mid-century survey, anchoring a wilderness defined by glacial drainages and volcanic features on the Alaska Peninsula. The topography reveals a complex network of waterways, including the winding Charles Creek and Yellow Bluff Creek, which flow through largely unsurveyed lands predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management. A significant geological highlight is found at Crater Creek, while the vivid Purple Lake sits tucked into the high elevations north of the peak. This 1963 field-annotated record captures the area before modern development, showing a land of stark relief where Ash Creek and Cathedral Creek carve through the Seward Meridian. The map provides a precise look at the hydrology of the Lake and Peninsula region, from the sedimentary reaches of Red Bluff Creek to the remote headwaters of Milk Creek.