1954 Map of Healy C-6

About this map

Mc Kinley National Park topography dominates this mid-century survey, revealing the early infrastructure and high-mountain passes of the Alaska interior. The Mc Kinley Park Road—also labeled as Park Road—winds through the center of the sheet, providing the primary access point for the region's dramatic elevations. Travelers and early park visitors would have utilized the Teklanika Campground and Igloo Creek Campground as base points for traversing the high saddles of Sable Pass and Polychrome Pass. This map captures a landscape defined by braided glacial waterways, including the Teklanika River and the East Fork Toklat River, which cut through the Wyoming Hills and the slopes of Cathedral Mountain. The detailed contouring illustrates the steep ascent toward Mt Wright and Sable Mountain, providing an essential record of the park's early navigational routes.