2018 Map of Mount Michelson A-4 NE

About this map

Canning River dominates the drainage patterns of this high-latitude terrain, where glacial valleys and steep topographical contours define the North Slope's interior. The map illustrates a primary braided waterway and its significant tributaries, including the Marsh Fork and the southward-draining Salisbury Cr. This 2018 survey reveals a landscape largely devoid of human structures, focused instead on the hydrography and elevation data that guide traverse through the Brooks Range foothills. The northernmost section includes the headwaters of Plunge Cr, showcasing a network of perennial streams that carved these deep V-shaped valleys over millennia. For researchers, the map provides precise land office grid locations, such as t3s r26e, which anchor these natural features to the Public Land Survey System in an area otherwise lacking in man-made landmarks.