2017 Map of Talkeetna C-6 SE

About this map

Denali National Preserve encompasses a significant portion of this high-altitude landscape, where the glacial processes of the Alaska Range define the local topography. This 2017 survey details a wilderness area primarily shaped by the movement of ice and water, most notably at the Shadows Glacier in the southern portion of the quadrangle. The drainage network is dominated by the West Fork Yentna River, which, along with the W Fork Yentna River, carves deep valleys through the mountain system. The map serves as a precise record of these hydrological features and glacial extents at the start of the twenty-first century, providing essential data for those studying the remote interior of the Matanuska-Susitna region where human infrastructure is entirely absent in favor of protected natural boundaries.