2017 Map of McCarthy B-3 NW

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park encompasses this high-altitude landscape in the Alaskan interior, defined by extreme vertical relief and glacial activity. The northern section of the University Range dominates the southern reaches of the map, rising toward the dramatic formation known as The Grand Parapet. This terrain is characterized by the massive Chitistone Glacier, which carves through the central portion of the quadrangle. The 2017 survey illustrates the complex contours of this wilderness area, where the Public Land Survey System grid lines of townships like t5s r19e and t4s r18e overlay a landscape largely untouched by infrastructure or permanent settlement, reflecting the pristine state of this protected national parkland.