1983 Map of Mt. Michelson A-4

About this map

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness dominates this 1983 provisional survey of the North Slope, established just years prior under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The landscape is defined by the massive drainage systems of the Canning River and its major tributary, the Marsh Fork Canning River, which flow through the expansive Canning River Valley. This map documents a high-arctic environment of extreme relief, where the topographic contours reach their peak at Mount Salisbury. Other significant watercourses including the Kavik River, Salisbury Creek, and Pogopuk Creek carve through the terrain, illustrating the complex hydrologic network that characterizes this protected wilderness before modern climate shifts altered the northern landscape.