Saint Elias Mountains terrain dominates this remote Alaskan landscape, where the shifting ice of the Klutlan Glacier marks the northern portion of the quadrangle. The map captures a complex intersection of federal land designations, where the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park meets the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness and the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. These borders represent various levels of conservation management in one of the most glaciated regions of the continent. The lack of roads or established settlements emphasizes the character of this high-altitude environment, defined entirely by natural contours and glacial features rather than human infrastructure.
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1951 · McCarthy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · McCarthy C-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · McCarthy B-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · McCarthy B-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · McCarthy C-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · McCarthy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
2017 · McCarthy B-2 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · McCarthy C-2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · McCarthy B-1 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · McCarthy B-2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000