
Nabesna River flows through a landscape defined by massive ice and alpine peaks within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve and the adjacent Wrangell-St Elias Wilderness. This remote reach of the Wrangell Mountains is characterized by the expansive Nabesna Glacier and prominent topographical features like Orange Hill. Numerous waterways, including Nikonda Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, and Fish Creek, carve through the glacial till, illustrating the dynamic hydrology of the Copper River Census Area. The map provides an exacting record of this protected Alaskan corridor, where shifting river channels and ice fields meet the steep-contoured terrain of the interior mountains.
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1950 · Nabesna
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Nabesna
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Nabesna A-4
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · Nabesna A-5
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · Nabesna B-4
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · Nabesna B-5
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · Nabesna
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
2016 · Nabesna A-4 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2016 · Nabesna B-4 SE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2016 · Nabesna A-4 NE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000