1951 Map of Naknek D-1

About this map

King Salmon Creek winds through this subarctic terrain during the early 1950s, representing a landscape largely untouched by modern development. This 1:63,360 scale survey focuses on the wilderness northwest of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, highlighting the Katmai National Monument Boundary (Approximate) as it existed before the expansion of the modern park system. The map reveals a complex network of glacial ponds, small lakes, and tributary drainage patterns typical of the Alaska Peninsula. While human settlements are absent from this specific quadrangle, the precise topographical data recorded by the Geological Survey and USCE provides an essential record of the natural hydrology and elevation of the Katmai National Monument region during a period of significant aerial mapping in the territory.