1986 Map of Survey Pass D-2

About this map

The Continental Divide bisects this northern Alaskan landscape, separating the headwaters of the Unakserak River and Kutuk Creek from the northward-flowing Easter Creek. This 1986 provisional survey captures the high-latitude terrain of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and the protected Gates of the Arctic Wilderness before any road infrastructure was established in the region. The map documents a primitive network of drainages, including July Creek, Coalit Creek, and Dalimaloak Creek, which carve through prominent heights such as Kaviktit Mountain, Shivering Mountain, and Plateau Mountain. The inclusion of Kutuk Pass highlights a critical natural corridor through the central Brooks Range, while the North Slope Borough boundary line provides a rare administrative marker in this otherwise unsettled wilderness.