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1955 Map of Circle B-3

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Circle B-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Mastodon Dome and Eagle Summit anchor this interior Alaskan landscape, which was mapped in the mid-1950s. The region is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the meandering Birch Creek and its many tributaries such as Harrison Creek and Mastodon Creek. The presence of several Placer Mine locations and the specific naming of narrow drainages like Fortythree Pup and Marden Pup point to the area's history of gold prospecting and resource extraction.

Transportation through this high-latitude terrain is limited to the prominent Steese Highway and the Pinnell Trail, which traverse the northern reaches of the quadrangle. Small outposts like Berry Camp and scattered structures labeled simply as Cabin indicate the sparse, seasonal settlement patterns of the era. The intricate topography of ridges and gulches, from Baker Gulch to Tinhorn Gulch, reveals a landscape largely shaped by the requirements of the mining industry and the natural flow of the Yukon river basin.