1954 Map of Healy D-6

About this map

Denali National Park and the expansive Denali Wilderness dominate this interior Alaskan landscape, surveyed in the mid-1950s. The terrain is defined by a network of parallel watercourses flowing northward, most notably the Sushana River and the braided channels of the Teklanika River and East Fork Toklat River. Evidence of early park administration and wilderness management is visible in the placement of the Ranger Patrol Cabin, situated near the confluence of local tributaries. The map captures the region before significant modern development, documenting the raw hydrology of the Sanctuary River and the intricate glacial drainage patterns that shaped this section of the Alaska Range foothills.