1954 Map of Mt. Hayes D-1

About this map

Lake George and the expansive glacial terrain of the Copper River Meridian define this 1954 topographic survey, which captures a landscape of extreme elevation and drainage. The mapping is dominated by the westward-flowing George Creek and the southern Sand Creek, which meanders through a valley characterized by numerous small ponds before emptying toward Sand Lake. A prominent triangulation point, VABM 3360 George, stands as a primary survey marker amidst the complex contouring of this interior Alaskan wilderness. As noted by the Geological Survey, these land lines represent unsurveyed locations predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management, reflecting a period when much of the region remained unvisited for field checking. The map provides a critical record of the hydrological patterns of the Mt. Hayes quadrangle before more recent environmental shifts affected these subarctic water bodies.