1953 Map of Kantishna River B-3

About this map

Wien Lake dominates this mid-century topographic study of the Alaska interior, situated within the Tanana Valley watershed. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Zitziana River, which cuts through the northern portion of the quadrangle amidst a complex network of small ponds and wetlands. Evidence of human presence is minimal, marked only by a solitary Cabin on the northwestern shore of the lake. High-elevation control points such as Vabm 2280 Wien and the 2190 Azimuth Mark provide the primary geographic anchors for this remote terrain. Mapped primarily through 1954 aerial photography, the sheet captures the hydrography and elevation of the region before significant modern alteration, preserving the original wilderness character of the Alaska Fourth Judicial Division.