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1958 Map of Lime Hills

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Lime Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Lime Village sits as the primary settlement on this interior Alaskan map, positioned along the wide corridor of the Stony River. To the southwest, the Sparrevohn Air Force Station represents a critical Cold War-era military footprint in the remote wilderness. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the massive peaks of the Alaska Range, featuring dramatic ice and rock formations like the Revelation Glacier, Tired Pup Glacier, and the distinct spire of The Tusk.

Resource extraction and transit routes are evidenced by the White Mountain Mine in the north and the high-elevation Merrill Pass used to traverse the mountains. The landscape is a complex network of glacial meltwater and lake systems, including Tundra Lake, Two Lakes, and the clusters of North Lime Lake and South Lime Lake, illustrating the difficult terrain that defined travel and subsistence in this region during the mid-20th century.