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1961 Map of Mount Fairweather C-6

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mount Fairweather C-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Glacier Bay National Monument borders the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska in this 1961 field-annotated survey. The coastal geography is defined by an indefinite boundary running offshore, where soundings reveal the shifting depths of the seafloor. Along the shoreline, several drainage systems including Justice Creek, Echo Creek, and Eagle Creek descend from the steep interior towards the ocean.

Coastal landmarks such as La Chaussee Spit and the nearby Anchorage Cove provide critical reference points for this stretch of the Alaskan wilderness. The map details a landscape where land and sea meet at a wide Tidal Flat, illustrating the remote nature of the region before more modern coastal developments or navigational shifts. This survey integrates hydrographic data from the late 1950s and early 1960s to document the maritime and terrestrial interface of the monument.