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1975 Map of Nome C-3

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Nome C-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Sinuk (Roadhouse) stands as a lonely outpost along the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula in this 1970s-era topographic study. The landscape is defined by the broad delta of the Sinuk River as it meets the Norton Sound, a region shaped by glacial runoff and coastal weather. Evidence of seasonal travel is preserved through the Winter Trail, which parallels the shoreline of the Bering Sea, passing through Cape Rodney toward the northwestern interior.

Inland, the terrain rises into the Kigluaik Mountains' foothills, drained by numerous named waterways including Stuart Creek, Boulder Creek, and Fairview Creek. The inclusion of an inset for Sledge Island offshore provides detailed elevation data for this prominent navigational landmark. The map's network of creeks and triangulation points, such as Vabm 1781, documents a remote Alaskan wilderness defined more by its natural hydrology than by permanent infrastructure.