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1949 Map of Mount Hayes A-4

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Mount Hayes A-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Summit Lake and the Fielding Lake basin anchor this 1949 survey of the Alaskan interior, showing a landscape defined by the intersection of mountain passes and nascent road networks. The Richardson Highway traverses the eastern half of the map, passing the Richardson Mon and Summit Lake Lodge as it threads through Isabel Pass. This corridor represents a critical link in Alaska's overland transportation history, following a route established during the gold rush era.

To the west, the Denali Highway cuts across the lower terrain near the Amphitheater Mountains, providing access to the Tangle Lakes chain. The map documents scattered Cabin sites and small clusters of Cabins, indicating the seasonal and utilitarian nature of settlement in the high country. These features, along with the distinct glacial topography of Hungry Hollow, provide a detailed record of the region's geography before the era of modern development.