2017 Map of McCarthy A-5 SW

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park encompasses the vast majority of this wilderness landscape, where the braided channels of the Tana River dominate the central valley. The topography is defined by the high peaks of the Chugach Mountains, which rise sharply from the riverbed, creating a dramatic corridor of vertical relief and glacial drainage. Steep ravines such as Jacobson Gulch and tributaries like Granitic Creek and Willow Cr carve through the mountainsides, illustrating the high-energy hydrological processes that shape this remote Alsek-Tatshenshini region. The map reveals an area completely devoid of permanent road infrastructure or settlements, serving as a pure record of the natural corridor and the raw physical geography of south-central Alaska.