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2019 Map of Nabesna C-5 SE

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Nabesna C-5 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Mentasta Mountains dominate this high-altitude landscape within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, where the drainage patterns of Platinum Creek and Lost Creek define the rugged topography. Access to the interior is limited to a network of historic paths, including the Lost Creek Trail and the Trail Creek To Lost Creek Route, which connect these remote valleys. At lower elevations, Big Grayling Lake sits near the headwaters of Chalk Cr, providing a rare point of standing water amidst the steep terrain.

To the south, the boundary of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is reached, near where the Nabesna Road provides the primary corridor for movement. This area, marking the transition between the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, is a wilderness of high peaks and isolated hills like the Boyden Hills, largely untouched by modern development and defined by the routes used by hunters and travelers such as the Soda Lake Trail.