2024 Map of Circle A-3 SE

About this map

The Steese National Conservation Area encompasses the northern portion of this landscape, marking a vast protected wilderness north of the Middle Fork Chena River. The terrain is defined by a dense network of high-elevation drainages, where the headwaters of Caribou Creek, Mascot Creek, and Salmonfork Creek carve through the interior highlands. This area sits at a significant political boundary between the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area and the Fairbanks North Star Borough, a line that traverses the ridges above Cash Creek and Anvil Creek. The map documents the complex hydrography of the region, including the winding path of Dexter Creek, in a remote corner of Alaska where the river valleys dictate the movement and geography of the land.