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1955 Map of Mount Hayes C-2

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Mount Hayes C-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Johnson River dominates this mid-century Alaskan landscape, its braided channels and gravel bars carving a wide path through the interior. Parallel to the Tanana River in the northeast, the Alaska Highway serves as the primary artery for transportation, accompanied by a Pipeline and Telephone Line that underscore the era's infrastructure development. A Highway Maintenance Station and a Gaging Sta near Johnson Slough mark the sparse human footprint in this wilderness.

Rising sharply from the river valleys, the Macomb Plateau and Independent Ridge define the elevation changes, while Horn Mountain stands as a central landmark. The drainage network is dense with named tributaries like Berry Creek, Prospect Creek, and Gerstle River, which flow from the high country toward the Tanana. This survey, based on 1954 aerial photography, documents the transition from mountain highlands to the river-rich flats during a period of steady territorial growth.