1954 Map of Lake Clark D-3

About this map

Lake Telaquana and the surrounding wilderness in the Lake Clark region are documented here during the mid-1950s. The presence of Old Village (Abandoned) along the north shore of the lake suggests a shifting settlement pattern, where an established community once relied on the proximity of the Telaquana River. This landscape is defined by its glacial waters and natural corridors, specifically the Native Trail which follows the drainage from Summit Creek down toward the southern waters of Turquoise Lake. The topography, rising toward the prominent Telaquana Mountain, reveals a territory where movement was dictated by river valleys and established footpaths rather than roads. The Mulchatna River system in the southwest completes a picture of a remote subarctic environment captured just before modern changes reached the Alaskan interior.