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1951 Map of Seward A-8

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Seward A-8
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

The Harding Icefield dominates the southern reaches of this mid-century survey, a frozen expanse that serves as the source for several massive glacial systems. Situated within the Kenai Mountains, this frozen landscape is marked by deep crevasses and dramatic ice movement, transitioning into the Bear Glacier and Lowell Glacier as the ice flows toward the coast. To the north and east, the ice gives way to more defined drainages like Cottonwood Creek and Placer Creek, which feed into the Resurrection River.

Administrative boundaries divide this wilderness between the Kenai National Moose Range and the Chugach National Forest. The map captures the intersection of these two protected areas along the Seward Base Line, illustrating a period when the Kenai Peninsula's interior was primarily defined by its extreme topography and shifting ice rather than human settlement. The detail provided on glacial margins and unnamed mountain peaks makes this an essential record for tracking environmental change over the decades.