1959 Map of McCarthy A-2

About this map

Barnard Glacier dominates this landscape, its massive ice flow carving through the terrain toward the southern reaches of the quadrangle. In the lower portion of the map, the Chitina River valley serves as a primary corridor, where the glacial influence remains visible through the sprawling Chitina Glacier. This 1950s survey documents a wilderness largely defined by its natural topography rather than human infrastructure, as evidenced by the lack of road classifications. The Huberts Landing Area on the north bank of the river provides one of the few named points of human activity in this remote region. Glacial features are recorded in detail, including specific zones of Crevasses that mark the shifting, dangerous surface of the ice fields. This map captures the raw state of the Alaskan interior during a period of extensive photogrammetric mapping by the International Boundary Commission and other federal agencies.