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1984 Map of Misheguk Mountain C-3

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Misheguk Mountain C-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Thunder Mountain and Black Mountain rise as central landmarks in this high-latitude terrain, where the northern expanse of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska meets the protected reaches of the Noatak National Preserve. The hydrology of this region is defined by a dense network of watercourses including Driftwood Creek, Thunder Creek, and Elbow Creek, which eventually drain toward the Nimiuktuk River and Nuka River.

Boundaries established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 are clearly delineated here, showing the division between petroleum-reserved lands and the Noatak Wilderness. This document captures a remote landscape during a period of significant federal land reclassification, emphasizing natural drainage patterns like Nucleus Creek and Seagull Creek over human infrastructure, as no roads or trails were documented in the area at this time.