1952 Map of Circle C-5

About this map

Yukon Flats National Monument defines this Alaskan interior landscape, centered on a complex network of waterways as they appeared during the early 1950s. The topographic detail follows the winding course of Preacher Creek and its many tributaries, including the North Fork and the Costa Fork. The map provides a look at the hydrologic patterns of the Yukon Flats region before later land-use designations, capturing a wilderness area defined by drainage basins like those of American Creek and Bachelor Creek. Small-scale features such as Quartz Creek and Convert Creek underscore the intricate riparian environment south of the mountain peak labeled McKinley, located near the headwaters of McKinley Creek. This survey reflects the remote character of the territory during a period when unsurveyed land lines were predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management.