2016 Map of Nabesna D-6 NE

About this map

Mentasta Pass serves as a critical geographic gateway through the high terrain of the Unorganized Borough, providing a corridor for both water and transport. The Tok Cutoff Highway snakes through this low-lying gap, following the path established by Mentasta Cr as it flows south toward the Slana River system. The presence of Mentasta Lake and the branching Mentasta Spur Road indicates the importance of this specific mountain passage for connectivity in the eastern Alaska interior. To the south, the landscape opens into the wetlands of Slana Slough, where numerous smaller drainages like Mabel Cr and Snowshoe Cr converge. This map documents a region where the human footprint is strictly defined by the topography, with infrastructure clinging to the narrow habitable valleys between steep ridges.