1958 Map of Medfra D-2

About this map

The Sischu Mountains dominate the southeastern corner of this Interior Alaska landscape, where the headwaters of several significant river systems emerge from the high ground. Surveyed in the mid-1950s, the terrain shows a primitive hydrological network largely untouched by permanent settlement or infrastructure. The Telsitna River and Sethkokna River carve distinct valleys through the center of the quadrangle, joined by smaller tributaries like Paradise Fork and Browns Fork. A notable geographic bottleneck exists at Paradise Pass, a natural corridor through the higher elevations. This map documents a wilderness state prior to modern development, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the Sulukna River and the small catchments such as Pass Creek and West Fork Shellman Creek that define the local topography.