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1958 Map of Kenai A-8

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Kenai A-8
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Tuxedni Bay and its complex coastal environment dominate this late-1950s survey of the western Cook Inlet region. The landscape is defined by the convergence of massive ice fields and tidal waters, where the Johnson River feeds into the bay through a wide network of braided streams and Tidal Flats. Large ice bodies, including the Red Glacier, Johnson Glacier, and Double Glacier, carve through high peaks like Rusty Mountain and Slope Mtn, illustrating the glacial processes that shaped this maritime wilderness.

Evidence of early human presence and wildlife conservation is centered around Chisik Island and the Tuxedni National Wildlife Refuge. A solitary Cabin is noted on the island near the Tuxedni Channel, providing a rare point of human habitation in a territory otherwise characterized by geological features like Fossil Pt and the Silversalmon Lakes. This period of surveying, based on mid-century aerial photography, documents the shoreline and glaciology before significant modern changes.