2016 Map of Healy D-2 SW

About this map

The Wood River flows through the heart of this interior Alaska landscape, creating a broad drainage corridor through the Alaska Range. This high-altitude terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, rising toward prominent peaks such as Anderson Mtn. The glacial and snow-melt hydrology of the region is evident in the dense network of tributaries including Canyon Cr, Virginia Cr, and Kansas Cr, which carve through the surrounding heights. A curious nomenclature detail exists along the western slopes, where the same geographic feature appears with two distinct spellings: Brinckman Gulch and Brinkman Gulch. The map reveals a wild, unpopulated territory where the natural contours of the land dictate the movement of water and the orientation of the valley systems.