2023 Map of Gulkana A-2 NW

About this map

The Wrangell Mountains dominate this 2023 survey of interior Alaska, where the landscape is defined by vast protected acreages and the high peaks of the copper-rich Copper River Basin. This specific quadrangle maps the intersection of three distinct federal land designations: the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, the highly protected Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness, and the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. The map illustrates the complex administrative geography used to manage these remote northern ecosystems, showing the boundaries between various townships such as t5n r2e and t4n r3e. For researchers, this document serves as a modern baseline for the drainage patterns and glaciated terrain of the Wrangell range before further environmental shifts occur.