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1948 Map of Mount Fairweather C-2

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Mount Fairweather C-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Glacier Bay National Monument dominates this mid-century survey, showcasing a complex network of tidewater glaciers and glacial inlets along the Alaskan coast. The landscape is defined by the massive Geikie Glacier and Charpentier Glacier, which feed into their respective namesake inlets. The 1948 aerial survey data captures the specific extent of these ice masses before late-20th-century shifts, providing a baseline for the coastline near Hugh Miller Inlet and Geikie Inlet.

Inland, the terrain rises sharply into named summits such as Tlingit Peak, Fossil Peak, and Threesome Mountain. Notable freshwater features like Wood Lake and Abyss Lake are situated between the high ridges and the coastal waters, while the Dundas River drains the southern portion of the quadrangle. This map represents a strictly wilderness area with no roads or trails, where the geography is dictated entirely by ice and sea.