1972 Map of Table Mountain A-4

About this map

The Sheenjek River flows through the heart of this Alaskan interior landscape, defined by its braided channels and wide valley floor within the Arctic National Wildlife Range. This 1972 aerial study illustrates the complex drainage system of the Brooks Range foothills, where the river meets its East Fork amidst a network of lakes and swampy lowlands. To the east, the terrain rises sharply toward nameless peaks, punctuated by seasonal drainages like Eskimo Creek and Monument Creek. The map records a wilderness largely devoid of human structures, focused instead on the natural survey boundaries of the South Boundary Umiat Meridian. The absence of roads or established settlements emphasizes the primitive state of the Yukon-Koyukuk region during the early 1970s, providing a clear baseline for environmental history and topographic change.