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1956 Map of Livengood C-6

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Livengood C-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Yukon River dominates this landscape, sweeping through the terrain past Crescent Island and several small riverside Cabin sites. This 1950s-era topography reveals a remote wilderness defined by an intricate network of drainages, where the Drew Mine is located near Maypole Hill. The map detail suggests a reliance on river access and seasonal resource extraction, as various unnamed trails and cabins are scattered among the ridges.

Several major tributaries feed into the Yukon system, including the meandering Hess Creek and the long valleys of McDermott Creek and Whymper Creek. To the south, the terrain rises toward unnamed summits above Troublesome Creek and Raven Creek. The lack of established roads and towns emphasizes the isolation of the Yukon-Koyukuk region during the mid-twentieth century, as mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey through aerial photography and limited field annotation.