
The Lupine River and Ribdon River define the natural drainage patterns across this section of the North Slope. Located within the Philip Smith Mountains C-2 NE quadrangle, the terrain is characterized by high-elevation ridgelines and deep glacial valleys that channel water through the township blocks of t8s r18e and t9s r19e. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by significant relief, where the primary river systems serve as the sole named landmarks in a wilderness largely defined by its physical geography rather than human settlement. This 2017 survey provides an exacting record of the contemporary hydrological state and contouring of the Brooks Range foothills.
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1951 · Brooks
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Philip Smith Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Philip Smith Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Philip Smith Mountains C-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1971 · Philip Smith Mountains C-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1971 · Philip Smith Mountains D-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1971 · Philip Smith Mountains D-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
2017 · Philip Smith Mountains D-1 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · Philip Smith Mountains C-1 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · Philip Smith Mountains D-2 SE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000