1954 Map of Mount McKinley C-1

About this map

Stampede Antimony Mine and its associated Stampede Landing Strip anchor the northern reaches of this mid-century survey, illustrating the logistical requirements of subarctic resource extraction. The interior landscape is defined by the braided channels of the Toklat River and Stony Creek, which carve through terrain marked by peaks like Mt Sheldon and Divide Mtn. In the south, the Denali Highway provides a thin thread of access near the settlement of Toklat, passing through the Mt McKinley National Park Boundary. The drainage patterns of the Clearwater Fork Stony Creek and North Fork Moose Creek reflect a highly dynamic hydrologic environment where glacial runoff and shifting gravel bars dictate the topography of the park's eastern corridors.