1954 Map of Melozitna B-5

About this map

Dulbatna Mountain rises as a central landmark in this mid-century survey of the Alaskan interior, north of the Yukon River. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Nayuka River in the northwest and the Dulbi River valley in the southeast. This 1954 mapping effort, based on 1952 aerial photography, documents a wilderness area largely devoid of permanent settlements or roads. The presence of the Base Line and high-altitude survey points like VABM 2748 Table reflect the systematic effort by the Geological Survey and Bureau of Land Management to map unsurveyed territories. Along the drainage of Radio Creek, the topography transitions into complex wetland systems and swampy basins characteristic of the region's river-fed lowlands.