1955 Map of De Long Mountains A-2

About this map

Deadlock Mountain anchors the southeastern reaches of this remote Arctic landscape, surveyed during the mid-1950s. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of the Wulik River and its major tributaries, including the deeply winding Ikalukrok Creek. In the northeast, Wrench Creek flows through high-elevation contour lines, while the Punupkahkroak River emerges in the west. This 1955 survey, compiled from aerial photography taken in 1952, documents a wilderness devoid of roads or permanent structures at the time of mapping. The land lines shown represent unsurveyed locations predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management, reflecting the early administrative efforts to organize this territory within the De Long Mountains before widespread development reached the Brooks Range.