
Mt Blackburn dominates the northeastern corner of this map, standing as a massive anchor within the Wrangell Mountains. This high-altitude landscape is defined by its massive ice features, specifically the Kuskulana Glacier and the Nabesna Glacier, which carve through the high peaks. The region is almost entirely contained within protected lands, spanning the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and the designated Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness. The cartography reveals a wilderness of significant vertical relief where permanent ice and rock fields dictate the terrain. There are no roads or permanent settlements depicted, reflecting the primitive state of this interior section of the park during the early twenty-first century.
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1951 · McCarthy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · McCarthy C-8
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · McCarthy D-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · McCarthy C-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · McCarthy D-8
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · McCarthy
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1995 · McCarthy C-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1995 · McCarthy C-8
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
2017 · McCarthy C-8 NE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · McCarthy D-7 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000