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1950 Map of Seward A-8

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Seward A-8
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Harding Icefield dominates this 1950 survey, serving as a massive glacial heart from which several large frozen tongues descend into the surrounding Kenai Mountains. This frozen landscape is punctuated by numerous crevasses, particularly where the ice transitions into the Bear Glacier and Lowell Glacier. The map illustrates a harsh, high-altitude environment where the topography is defined more by ice flow and elevation than by human settlement, as evidenced by the lack of roads or trails noted in the margin.

In the northeast, the Chugach National Forest marks a transition toward the drainage of the Resurrection River, fed by smaller tributaries like Martin Cr and Cottonwood Cr. The survey also delineates the Moose Range and the Seward Base Line, providing essential jurisdictional context for this wilderness. The presence of an approximate boundary across the glacier-carved valleys reflects the difficulty of surveying such extreme glaciated terrain during the mid-century era.