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2023 Map of McCarthy B-2 NW

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of McCarthy B-2 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Saint Elias Mountains dominate this high-altitude Alaskan landscape, where ice and rock form a terrain governed by the movement of massive glaciers. Two prominent peaks, Mt Churchill and Mt Bona, stand as central landmarks within a complex system of protected lands including the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness. This sheet captures the interface of permanent ice fields, where the Russell Glacier and Klutlan Glacier carve through the mountain passes.

The map reveals the administrative layers of the northern frontier, delineating the boundaries of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve alongside township and range lines. The absence of roads or permanent settlements underscores the isolation of this corner of the Copper River Census Area, where the topography is defined entirely by natural contours and glacial flow rather than human infrastructure.