1956 Map of Table Mountain

About this map

The Brooks Range and the Davidson Mountains dominate this high-latitude terrain, where the Continental Divide separates the northward-flowing waters of the Kongakut River from the southward drainages of the Sheenjek River and Coleen River. This mid-century survey captures the region shortly after the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Range, documenting a landscape nearly devoid of permanent human infrastructure except for a lone cabin and several remote water bodies like Ambrussum Lake (Lost Lake) and Kuirzinjik Lake (Lobo Lake). Along the eastern boundary, the map traces the Alaska-Yukon border where the Firth River crosses into Canada near Ammerman Mountain. The drainage patterns and named ridges like Yankee Ridge and Old Crow Ridge illustrate the complex geography of the Arctic wilderness before modern aerial mapping and field checking were fully finalized.