1996 Map of Ketchikan D-2

About this map

Tongass National Forest dominates this Alaskan landscape, where the glacial influence on the terrain is evident through the massive Through Glacier in the northeast. This 1996 revision, based on mid-century topographic data, captures the intersection of several major waterways, including the broad Chickamin River and its tributary, the South Fork Chickamin River. Much of the area falls within the Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness, a designation that preserves the steep-walled drainages and high-altitude features like Walker Lake 1011. The map reveals a land defined entirely by natural boundaries and drainage systems, such as Barrier Creek and the Davis River, without any recorded roads or permanent settlements. It serves as a detailed record of the pristine drainage patterns and ice fields before more recent decades of glacial recession.