2017 Map of McCarthy B-6 SE

About this map

The Chitina River and Nizina River dominate this wild Alaskan landscape, their braided channels cutting through the expansive wilderness of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. The survey highlights a transition in federal land management, showing the boundary between the national park and the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. These two designations reflect the complex balancing of conservation and traditional land use in the Wrangell Mountains. Scattered throughout the upland plateaus between the major river valleys are several isolated water bodies, including Star Lake and the elongated Threemile Lake. This 2017 edition provides a modern topographic record of this glacial-fed watershed, capturing the shifting gravel bars and hydraulic patterns of these powerful river systems as they appeared in the early 21st century.