
Kates Needle towers over this remote borderland where the Pacific Northwest meets the interior, marking a sharp topographic divide along the Canada United States of America boundary. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the high-elevation protected lands of the Stikine-Leconte Wilderness and the Tongass National Forest, characterized by steep glaciated terrain and dramatic relief. Because this area remains largely untouched by infrastructure, the map serves as a primary record of the international boundary line as it traverses these peaks, providing essential context for the shared wilderness management between Alaska and British Columbia.
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1951 · Bradfield Canal
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · Petersburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · Sumdum
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Bradfield Canal
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Bradfield canal D-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Bradfield Canal
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Petersburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Sumdum A-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1961 · Petersburg D-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1961 · Sumdum
USGS Topo · 1:250,000