1951 Map of Table Mountain

About this map

The Brooks Range and the Davidson Mountains dominate this remote northern Alaskan landscape, as documented by the Department of the Interior Geological Survey and the International Boundary Commission in the mid-twentieth century. This survey records a vast, high-altitude drainage system along the Alaska Yukon border, where the Coleen River and the East Fork Sheenjek River originate among jagged peaks like Table Mountain. The terrain is defined by its massive water network, including the Firth River and Kongakut River flowing north, while the Old Crow River and Bilwaddy Creek stretch toward the southeast. The map reveals the intricate topographic detail of an era before modern satellite imagery, utilizing trimetrogon photography from 1943 to capture the precise elevation of numerous survey points including Ammerman Mountain and various Vabm benchmarks that served as vital markers for early arctic aviation and boundary surveying.