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1986 Map of Hughes D-4

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Hughes D-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Gates of the Arctic National Preserve dominates this mid-1980s topographic record of the Alaskan wilderness. The landscape is defined by the powerful eastward flow of the Kobuk River, which cuts through the southern portion of the sheet and narrows into the Lower Kobuk Canyon. The hydrological network here is dense, with the Reed River and Beaver Creek draining the high ground of the Akoliakruich Hills.

Boundaries established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 are clearly delineated, marking a pivotal era of federal land management in the Northwest Arctic. The absence of roads or established trails highlights the isolation of this terrain, where the only landmarks are significant water bodies like Nutuvukti Lake and the southern Norutak Hills. This survey provides a baseline of the region as it existed shortly after its designation as a protected national preserve.