1958 Map of Medfra B-1

About this map

Telida sits at the heart of this interior Alaskan landscape, serving as a focal point along the complex drainage of the Swift Fork Kuskokwim River. The 1950s era survey documents a remote subsistence environment where a local Cem, multiple Landing Strips, and a Cabin represent the primary human infrastructure amidst a web of waterways. The terrain is defined by the Telida Mountains to the north and the Kuskokwim Hills to the south, with the lowlands between them dominated by Upper Telida Lake and Lower Telida Lake. A designated Winter Trail provides seasonal land access, cutting across the marshes and through the higher ground of Grayling Hill. The presence of identified Ruins near the riverbanks suggests shifting patterns of settlement or seasonal use along the Middle Fork Kuskokwim River and its various tributaries like Highpower Creek.