1954 Map of Lake Clark A-6

About this map

Chulitna River and Koksetna River define the hydraulic character of this mid-century Alaskan landscape, where drainage patterns are meticulously recorded before modern development. This mid-century survey, based on aerial photography from 1953 to 1957, reveals a wilderness largely devoid of established roads or trails. The terrain is anchored by significant elevations such as Groundhog Mountain in the south and Hoknede Mountain in the southeast. A central geographic feature is the elongated Long Lake, which sits just north of the Seward Base Line, a critical surveying marker for the region. The map captures a moment when the Bureau of Land Management and the Army Map Service were still formalizing the topographic record of the interior, documenting isolated water bodies like Joe Nort Lake amidst the high-elevation contours of the Alaska Range.