2023 Map of Gulkana A-5 SE

About this map

Tolsona and Mendeltna serve as the primary human touchpoints in this interior landscape, where the Glenn Highway cuts a path through a dense network of subarctic wetlands and lakes. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Tazlina River in the south, which drains a complex system of smaller tributaries and still waters. This region's character is shaped by its hydrology, where named bodies of water like Mae West Lake, Tolsona Lake, and McLeod Lake are connected by slow-moving drainages such as Little Woods Creek and Atlanta Creek. The presence of labels like Lost Cabin Lake hints at a history of trapping or early Alaskan homesteading, while the broad extent of the Tazlina Lake shoreline at the southwestern corner suggests the significant scale of the glacial-fed systems that dominate the Copper River basin.