1958 Map of Lake Clark A-2

About this map

The Pile River drainage carves through the southern portion of this 1958 topographic study, where the high-altitude landscape is defined by extensive glacial formations and steep alpine basins. In the western reaches, the Gladiator Basin sits surrounded by unnamed peaks, feeding the northern flow of South Currant Creek. This map, based on 1957 photogrammetric methods, illustrates a period before significant modern infrastructure reached this part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The drainage patterns of Brooks Creek and the surrounding unmapped land lines reveal the raw topography of the Alaskan interior as it appeared mid-century, long before later developments would alter the character of these remote river valleys.