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1950 Map of Mount Fairweather C-2

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Mount Fairweather C-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Glacier Bay National Monument dominates this mid-century topographic survey, revealing a landscape defined by retreating ice and the massive glacial systems of the Fairweather Range. The map details the intricate waterways of Geikie Inlet and Charpentier Inlet, which are fed by the expansive Geikie Glacier and Charpentier Glacier. High-altitude features like Threesome Mountain and Guillied Peak stand as sentinels over the icy terrain, while the shoreline is broken by remote catchments such as Tyndall Cove and Shag Cove.

Information-gain insights are found in the detailed bathymetric soundings within the inlets and the positioning of named ice fields like Maynard Glacier and Hugh Miller Gl. These records provide a precise baseline for the terminus positions of active glaciers during the post-war era, documenting the state of the wilderness before later decades of accelerated change. Notable inland water bodies like Abyss Lake and Wood Lake further emphasize the complex hydrology of this subarctic environment.