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1950 Map of Nabesna

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Nabesna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Mentasta Mountains and the Wrangell Mountains dominate this 1950s survey of eastern Alaska, where the high peaks of the interior meet the international boundary. The landscape is defined by massive ice fields like the Nabesna Glacier and Chisana Glacier, which feed a complex network of glacial rivers including the Nabesna River and Tanana River. Remote settlements and seasonal encampments such as Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Village, Chisana, and Batzulnetas are scattered across the terrain, often connected only by air or pack trails.

Transportation hubs like the Northway Landing Field and the isolated Trading Post near the United States Canada border highlight the reliance on bush aviation and river travel. Within the Tetlin Indian Reservation and the surrounding wilderness, features like Bonanza Chathenda and Bear Cub Inn indicate the sparse but essential infrastructure for miners, hunters, and indigenous communities during this era of Alaskan frontier life.