2017 Map of McCarthy D-2 NE

About this map

The Nutzotin Mountains dominate this high-altitude landscape, which is largely encompassed by the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. The terrain is defined by extreme relief and glacial drainage patterns, with the headwaters of Ophir Cr and Beaver Cr carving deep valleys through the mountain range. This 2017 survey captures a remote wilderness area along the administrative boundary between the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and the Valdez-Cordova Census Area. The absence of roads or established settlements underscores the primitive nature of this environment, where land use is primarily governed by federal conservation status. Public land surveyors have marked the region into townships and ranges, including t2n r21e and t2n r22e, providing a structural grid over the otherwise trackless peaks.