
The Chilkat River serves as the central geological artery of this northern landscape, winding through a steep valley that straddles the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada. This 2017 topographic survey of the Skagway C-3 NE quadrangle captures the dramatic elevation of the Haines Borough, where the braided river channels contrast with the high-altitude contours of the surrounding peaks. The mapping of t25s r56e and t26s r57e reflects the formal division of this wilderness, illustrating how the Public Land Survey System imposes order upon a landscape defined by glacial runoff and extreme relief. It is a vital record of the borderlands where the Alaskan panhandle meets British Columbia.
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1948 · Skagway C-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1948 · Skagway C-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1949 · Skagway D-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Skagway C-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1952 · Skagway
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Skagway C-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1961 · Skagway
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
2017 · Skagway C-2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · Skagway C-2 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · Skagway D-2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000