1954 Map of Iditarod A-6

About this map

The Iditarod River anchors this interior Alaskan landscape, winding through a complex system of low-lying wetlands and creek drainages. Surveyed in the mid-1950s using photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs, the map reveals a wilderness shaped by water, where the main river channel is fed by numerous tributaries including American Creek, Little Creek, and Montana Creek. The terrain transitions from these saturated lowlands to significant high points in the west and central portions of the quadrangle. Mosquito Mountain and the survey station at VABM 1079 Montana provide the primary vertical relief. This document is a technical study of a region without established roads or permanent settlements at the time of the field annotation, documenting the natural drainage patterns of Slate Creek and Return Creek before any modern infrastructure altered the area.