2017 Map of McCarthy C-5 SE

About this map

W Fork Glacier feeds a high-altitude drainage system in this portion of the Wrangell Mountains, where ice-melt carved the landscape of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. The complex hydrology of the region is defined by the W Fork Nizina River and the West Fork Nizina River, which converge and flow toward the broad, braided channels of the Nizina River in the south. This survey illustrates the protected transition between the national park and the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. The terrain is dominated by significant elevations such as Nizina Mtn and the steep-walled canyon of Amphitheatre Cr, reflecting a wilderness defined by glacial recession and high-mountain runoff. Surveyed townships like t3s r15e and t4s r16e mark the administrative grid over this undeveloped Alaskan expanse.