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1951 Map of Mount Katmai A-6

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Mount Katmai A-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Katmai National Park (Wilderness) and the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge converge in this remote Alaskan wilderness, documented through aerial photography from the early 1950s. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage systems, where the meandering Angle Creek and Takayofo Creek navigate a mosaic of wetlands and small water bodies. These hydrologic patterns reflect the primitive state of the Alaska Peninsula before large-scale administrative revisions in the early 1980s.

The Wilderness Boundary cuts across the terrain, separating the protected parklands from the surrounding refuge. Minor tributaries like Contact Creek and Gertrude Creek provide further detail of the watershed's structure. This survey, updated with limited revisions in 1982, captures the intersection of two major federal conservation areas in a period following the establishment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.