1990 Map of Christian D-5

About this map

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge dominates this northern landscape, which was documented using aerial photography from the 1970s and 1980s. A network of glacial waterways, including the Wind River and the Chandalar River East Fork, flows through the terrain. The topography is defined by significant elevations such as Buffalo Mountain in the northwest. Local transportation is represented by a Winter Trail that parallels the eastern river system, illustrating the seasonal nature of access in the Yukon-Koyukuk region. Smaller tributaries like Smoke Creek and Nest Creek feed into the larger river basins, while the presence of numerous small lakes and ponds across the central flats suggests the complex drainage patterns typical of this subarctic environment.