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1951 Map of McCarthy

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of McCarthy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The settlement of McCarthy stands as the primary hub of this Alaskan interior landscape, situated at the confluence of glacial activity and early transportation routes. Accessible via the McCarthy Road and its adjacent McCarthy Airstrip, the town serves as a gateway to the high peaks of the Wrangell Mountains, including the towering Mt Blackburn and Regal Mtn. The map reveals a complex glacial system where the Kennicott Glacier and Nizina Glacier feed into the massive Chitina River drainage.

Smaller outposts like Williams and Towhead are documented alongside significant geological markers such as Bonanza Pk and Porphyry Mtn. The survey details the remote borderlands between Alaska Yukon and the United States Canada boundary, illustrating a region defined by its massive ice fields, including the Barnard Glacier, Hawkins Glacier, and the expansive Nabesna Glacier. This document captures the infrastructure of the early 1950s, showing the early airstrips and trails that connected these isolated mining and climbing districts.