2017 Map of McCarthy A-1 NW

About this map

Barnard Glacier dominates the central vertical axis of this terrain, carving through high-elevation glacial valleys in the eastern reaches of the Chugach and Wrangell Mountains. The topography is defined by the massive ice flow that bisects the landscape, surrounded by steep, unnamed ridges and peaks that rise sharply from the glacier's surface. This particular area serves as a significant boundary point between different land management designations. The southern and eastern portions of the map fall within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, while the northwestern section is protected under the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. The lack of human infrastructure or named settlements emphasizes the extreme wilderness character of this high-alpine environment, where land divisions like t7s r23e and t8s r23e exist primarily as cartographic coordinates over a vast, frozen landscape.