2023 Map of McCarthy A-8 NE

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and the protected Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness dominate this high-latitude terrain within the Copper River Census Area. The landscape is defined by the headwaters and drainage systems of the Hanagita River and the Klu River. In the northwest, Hanagita Lake is fed by Lake Creek, serving as a central hydrological feature before the water moves eastward. High-altitude drainages such as Larsen Creek flow through deep topographic contours, illustrating the complex glacial and fluvial carving of this interior Alaskan wilderness. This 2023 survey provides a modern topographic record of these remote river systems and federal lands, where the absence of roads or permanent settlements highlights the region's preservation as a primitive natural environment.