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1992 Map of Fairbanks D-1 NW

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Fairbanks D-1 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

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Scientific and industrial infrastructure punctuates this subarctic landscape north of Fairbanks, where the Fairbanks No. 2 NASA Data Aquisition Facility and the Eielson Alaska Long Period Array Research Site represent significant Cold War-era research and telemetry installations. The terrain is defined by the high point of Gilmore Dome and the winding course of the Little Chena River, which flows through the southern portion of the sheet. Modern engineering is visible in the alignment of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and the arterial Chena Hot Springs Road.

Prospectors and miners have left their mark across the uplands, indicated by numerous prospects and an Open Pit Mine near Monte Cristo Creek. A network of seasonal transport routes including the Gilmore Trail, Winter Trail, and the Gay Gulch path provided essential access to remote claims. Smaller drainages like Yellow Pup, Pearl Creek, and Nugget Creek suggest a long history of mineral exploration in the Prong area.