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1954 Map of Ophir

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Ophir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Innoko River dominates this interior Alaska landscape, winding through a complex network of wetlands that define the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge and the Innoko Wilderness. The map captures a region defined by its waterway-driven logistics, where small river settlements like Dishkakat, Rennies Landing, and Cripple Landing served as vital points of access. To the south, the settlement of Ophir stands at the center of a mining district, evidenced by the Esperanto Placer Mine and several unnamed placer operations along the surrounding creeks.

Transportation in the mid-20th century relied heavily on seasonal routes, with both a Summer Trail and a Winter Trail cutting through the terrain to connect the river valleys. The topography transitions from the low-lying basins of the Iditarod River to the prominent peaks of the Kayuh Mountains and Mt Hurst. This survey provides a record of the interior's mining and subsistence geography before modern infrastructure reached these remote basins.