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1961 Map of Mount Fairweather D-6

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mount Fairweather D-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The coastal wilderness of Glacier Bay National Monument dominates this coastal survey, where the terrestrial landscape is largely defined by massive ice flows. Massive features such as the Grand Plateau Glacier, Desolation Glacier, and Otter Glacier descend from the heights toward the coastline, illustrating the dynamic glacial environment before significant modern retreat.

Along the rugged western edge, Cape Fairweather stands as a prominent landmark between the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean. Inland, the topographic detail shows the drainages of Sea Otter Creek and Justice Creek, while the peak of Mt Escures rises above the glacial valleys. The presence of an Indefinite Boundary near the ice fields reflects the challenging nature of surveying such a shifting, ice-bound terrain during the mid-century period.