2018 Map of Circle B-2 NW

About this map

Deadwood Creek Road winds through the high-latitude drainage systems of the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, tracing the primary access through a landscape defined by industrial gold-rush era nomenclature. The naming conventions of the local waterways, such as Bottom Dollar Cr, Two-bit Cr, and Half Dollar Cr, reflect the prospector history of this interior region. Central to the topography is Discovery Gulch, a site situated north of Nine Pup and west of Switch Cr. To the east, the elevation rises toward Ketchem Dome, which overlooks the headwaters of Ketchem Cr and the Mary Louise Fork. This 2018 survey detail provides a look at the contemporary state of these historic drainages, including Nugget Gulch and Greenhorn Cr, illustrating the persistent footprint of mining claims and access trails in the remote Alaska interior.