1955 Map of Shungnak D-4

About this map

The Kobuk River snakes through a complex network of wetlands and tundra in this mid-century survey of the Alaskan interior. The landscape is dominated by the massive Sheklukshuk Range to the south and the prominent Shaleruckik Mountain in the center, which serves as a topographic anchor amidst the surrounding lowlands. Sparse human presence is evidenced only by an occasional Cabin, suggesting a wilderness used primarily for seasonal subsistence or trapping rather than permanent settlement.