1951 Map of Mount Hayes B-5

About this map

Black Rapids Glacier dominates the northern reaches of this high-altitude landscape within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Based on aerial photography from the 1950s, the map reveals a vast network of ice and water, where the Eureka Glacier feeds into the drainage systems of the Eureka Creek and the East Fork Maclaren River. The topography is defined by sharp elevation changes and glacial movement, evidenced by the numerous crevasses marked throughout the ice fields. Grounded landmarks like Meteor Peak and the deep incision of Broxson Gulch provide fixed points in a terrain constantly reshaped by freezing and thaw. To the southeast, the water network branches into Spechuen Creek and the West Fork Rainy Creek, illustrating the complex headwaters that define this interior Alaskan wilderness during the mid-twentieth century.