2018 Map of Ketchikan B-3 NE

About this map

Tongass National Forest dominates this coastal Alaska landscape, preserving a wilderness of high-elevation basins and steep drainage systems. The topography is defined by significant freshwater bodies, most notably Upper Checats Lake in the northwest and the Punchbowl Lake basin to the north. These alpine and sub-alpine lakes feed into drainages like Winstanley Cr, which flows from the Winstanley Lakes toward the coast. The map illustrates the complex hydrography of the Ketchikan Gateway area, where the terrain rises sharply from the shoreline into the interior mountains. This 2018 survey provides an exact record of the glacial-carved hydrology and forest boundaries within one of the nation's most expansive wilderness reserves.