2017 Map of Howard Pass A-3 NE

About this map

Noatak National Preserve and the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska meet along the boundary of the North Slope Borough and the Northwest Arctic Borough. This 2017 survey details a remote Arctic landscape dominated by the meandering course of Fauna Creek, which flows through the southern half of the map area. The terrain transitions from the protected wilderness of the preserve into the administrative zones of the Npr-A to the north. Surveyed under the Public Land Survey System, the area is divided into townships including t33n r6e, t33n r7e, t32n r6e, and t32n r7e. The topography reveals the intricate drainage patterns of the Brooks Range foothills, where the absence of roads or permanent settlements underscores the isolation of these northern parklands and reserves.