2023 Map of Gulkana A-1 SW

About this map

The Wrangell Mountains dominate this high-altitude landscape, where massive ice fields give way to a network of glacial rivers. In this contemporary survey, the intersection of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness, and the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve creates a complex mosaic of protected land management. The drainage patterns are clearly defined by the movement of ice from the Sanford Glacier, Dadina Glacier, and Chichokna Glacier. These glaciers feed the headwaters of the Dadina River and Chichokna River, which carve through the terrain as they flow toward the Copper River basin. The map provides a precise record of these shifting glacial margins and the hydrological network of the Copper River Census Area in the early twenty-first century.