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1958 Map of Kenai

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Kenai
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Cook Inlet serves as a central artery for industry and transport in this mid-century view of the Kenai Peninsula, where a cluster of offshore structures such as Oil Platform Granite Point and Oil Platform Dolly Varden trace the development of the region's petroleum resources. On the eastern shore, the Sterling Highway connects established coastal communities like Kenai and Kasilof with smaller settlements such as Naptowne and Clam Gulch.

Across the inlet, the landscape shifts to the dramatic peaks of the Aleutian Range, dominated by the massive Redoubt Volcano. The map highlights the vast protected lands of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and the glacial expanses of the Harding Icefield, showcasing the contrast between the industrial activity in the Gompertz Channel and the wilderness of the Kenai Mountains. Local landmarks like Trapper Joe and several remote landing strips offer clues to the bush-pilot culture and pioneer settlement patterns of the era.