1951 Map of Mt. Katmai B-4

About this map

The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes dominates this 1951 study of the Alaska Peninsula, showcasing the dramatic geological changes following the 1912 eruption. The volcanic landscape is defined by massive ash flows and the prominent vent of Novarupta, situated between Baked Mountain, Broken Mountain, and Falling Mountain. This map documents the complex glacial and fluvial systems of the Katmai National Park and Preserve, particularly where The Knife Creek Glaciers feed into Knife Creek. Towering summits like Mt Griggs and Mt Ikagluik provide significant elevation markers for the Katmai Wilderness, while the Buttress Range and Mt Cerberus frame the western edge of the valley. This survey captures a terrain essentially devoid of human infrastructure, focusing instead on the raw transition of a landscape reshaped by one of the largest volcanic events in recorded history.