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1961 Map of Seldovia D-5

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Seldovia D-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Anchor Point serves as the southern focal point for this coastal survey of the western Kenai Peninsula, where the Anchor River meets the waters of the Cook Inlet. The early 1960s landscape is defined by the corridor of the Sterling Highway, which threads between the shoreline and the marshy interior. Evidence of the region's developing infrastructure is visible through the presence of a Radio Tower, an Oil Well, and the Stariski Campground near Cape Starichkof.

Drainage patterns are intricate throughout the region, with the Chakok River and North Fork Anchor River carving through the lowland swamps toward the coast. While much of the terrain remains undeveloped wetlands, small settlements like Happy Valley and the coastal features of Whiskey Gulch and Laida Spit highlight the era's human footprint. In the southeast, the elevation rises toward Epperson Knob, marking a transition from the coastal plains to the peninsula's more prominent highlands.