2015 Map of Denali D-3 SW

About this map

The Kantishna River meanders through the northwest corner of this sub-quadrangle, representing the primary waterway in a landscape dominated by federally protected wilderness. This 2015 survey reveals the transition between the Denali National Preserve and the Denali National Park, highlighting a remote interior Alaskan environment where natural drainage patterns and elevation contours define the land rather than human infrastructure. The presence of these specific administrative boundaries reflects a twentieth-century shift toward large-scale conservation in the Denali borough. Researchers and historians can observe the survey lines for t12s r20w and t13s r19w, which provide the underlying legal framework for this expansive territory. The map is a study in preservation, showing a region where the original terrain remains largely undisturbed by modern development.