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1955 Map of Circle C-1

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Circle C-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Twelvemile House (Site) stands as a historic marker of human presence along the interior waterways, situated near the confluence of Twelvemile Creek and Birch Creek. This area of the Alaskan interior is defined by a vast complex of wetlands and meandering channels, where the high peaks of the Crazy Mountains and East Crazy Mountains drop away into the broad valley of the Yukon River. The Steese Highway skirts the western edge of these mountains, providing a lifeline through the remote landscape.

The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, protecting the braided banks of the Yukon. The drainage patterns here are intricate, with seasonal lakes like Medicine Lake and Ninemile Lake scattered across the lowlands. Small Cabin labels and creek names like George Creek and Cherl Creek suggest the seasonal or historical activity of trappers and travelers moving between the mountains and the major river systems.