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1984 Map of Howard Pass D-3

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Howard Pass D-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska dominates this 1980s landscape on the North Slope, revealing a wilderness of braided waterways and sharp topographic rises. The Colville River carves a massive arc across the northern reaches of the sheet, joined by the Kuna River which winds through the central valley. Significant elevations such as Etigonik Mountain and Tunugarat Hill provide fixed points in a terrain defined by the long, parallel lines of Kuakat Ridge and Emnavak Ridge.

This survey serves as a vital record of the region's hydrography before modern environmental shifts, naming numerous smaller tributaries like Lost Temper Creek and Anuk Creek. The absence of roads or permanent settlements emphasizes the character of the reserve as a federally managed expanse, mapped primarily through photogrammetric methods to capture the intricate drainage patterns of the Arctic tundra.