1954 Map of Medfra C-5

About this map

The Sunshine Mountains dominate the southeastern corner of this Interior Alaska landscape, rising above a complex network of waterways and wetlands. Based on surveys from the early 1950s, the map reveals the intricate, winding path of the Susulatna River as it traverses the northwestern sector. Across the central and eastern portions, the Nowitna River creates a broad corridor of marshy lowlands and hundreds of small, unnamed ponds. This topography is characteristic of the remote subarctic wilderness between the Kuskokwim and Yukon drainages, where the lack of roads or established settlements emphasizes a landscape shaped entirely by natural drainage patterns and glacial history.