1958 Map of Talkeetna A-6

About this map

The Old Iditarod Trail cuts across this high-altitude landscape, following the course of the Happy River as it winds through the southern foothills of the Alaska Range. This 1958 field-annotated survey captures the infrastructure of the wilderness at the end of the territorial era, centered on the Rainy Pass Lodge near Puntilla Lake. The area is a critical junction for travel, where the Winter Trail diverges toward Lookout Hill. Peaks such as Kohlsaat Peak and Puntilla Mountain define the drainage basins of the West Fork Indian Creek and East Fork Indian Creek. The presence of Radio Towers and a remote Cabin near Moose Creek Lake highlights the limited but vital human footprint maintained for communication and shelter in this remote interior corridor.