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1952 Map of Nulato A-6

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Nulato A-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Yukon River dominates this mid-century landscape as it flows past Big Eightmile Island and Little Eightmile Island. This section of the river valley is a complex network of waterways, where the Khotol River parallels the main channel through a maze of marshes and sloughs. On the western bank, the terrain rises sharply from Lears Point into the interior highlands, drained by the Rodo River and Poison Creek.

A cluster of Cabins along the eastern bank of the Yukon suggests the importance of river-based travel and seasonal subsistence in this remote region. The map also records the Kateel River Principal Meridian, a critical surveying benchmark for the interior. Landmarks such as VABM Kayah 1427 provide high-elevation reference points overlooking the vast alluvial plains and shifting river channels characteristic of this Alaskan wilderness.