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1952 Map of Holy Cross A-1

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Holy Cross A-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of the Yukon-Koyukuk region are defined by an intricate network of waterways, centered on the expansive Reindeer Lake. Photogrammetric methods used by the Army Map Service in the early 1950s reveal a landscape dominated by the winding path of the Reindeer River and the complex channels of Paimiut Slough. This environment transitions abruptly to higher ground in the east, where the prominent relief of Saddle Mountain rises above the marshy flats.

Evidence of seasonal travel is preserved on this sheet through the marking of a Winter Trail following the river valley, a detail reflecting the essential transport corridors used when the ground and water were frozen. The lack of permanent structures or developed roads in this 1952 study underscores the isolation of this interior territory, where life and movement were dictated by the seasonal shifts of the water and the tundra.