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1959 Map of McCarthy C-5

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of McCarthy C-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Regal Mtn stands as a massive anchor for the ice-clad landscape of the Wrangell Mountains in this 1950s era survey. The map details a world of moving ice and deep drainages, dominated by the Regal Glacier and the expansive West Fork Glacier. To the south, the topography descends into the valleys of the Nizina River and Chitistone River, where a small Landing Strip provides a rare point of access to this high-altitude environment.

Evidence of the region's mining heritage is etched into the southern ridges, specifically around Bonanza Ridge. Here, the location of the Jumbo Mine near Bonanza Peak and the nearby Green Butte highlights the vertical scale of early twentieth-century extraction efforts. These sites were part of one of the world's richest copper deposits, situated between the steep descent of Amador Gulch and the headwaters of McCarthy Creek.