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1991 Map of Skagway B-1 NW

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Skagway B-1 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Skagway serves as the focal point of this 1991 provisional survey, situated where the Skagway River meets the head of Taiya Inlet. The town's gold rush legacy is physically anchored by the Gold Rush Cemetery and preserved within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The mapping captures the vital transportation corridors that shaped the region, from the historic White Pass and Yukon Railway to the modern Klondike Highway.

Across the water to the west, the former settlement of Dyea and the seasonal Sturgills Camp line the coast, while the interior is dominated by high-altitude features like the Denver Glacier and Twin Dewey Peaks. The landscape is a network of water and ice, featuring the tiered basins of Lower Dewey Lake and Upper Dewey Lake alongside the Devils Punch Bowl. This map provides a detailed look at the interface between established commerce and the surrounding Tongass National Forest during the late twentieth century.