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1960 Map of McCarthy

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of McCarthy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

McCarthy serves as a central point of reference in this mid-century survey of the eastern Wrangell Mountains, where the historic Copper River and Northwestern RR terminates near the edge of the massive Kennicott Glacier. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Chitina River and the Nizina River, supporting a network of mining camps and small settlements like Chititu Camp, Dan Creek, and May Creek.

Inland from the river valleys, the terrain rises sharply into the St Elias Mountains and the Wrangell Mountains, featuring massive peaks such as Mount Blackburn and Mount Bona. The presence of the Yellowband Mine and Lucky Girl Mine along with various tractor trails illustrates the area's continued reliance on remote resource extraction. This territory, largely encompassed by the Wrangell-St Elias National Monument, also tracks the international border with Canada along the Klutlan Glacier.