2014 Map of Talkeetna D-4 NW

About this map

Denali National Park encompasses most of this landscape in the Alaska-Denali Borough, where high-altitude ice and glacial runoff dictate the terrain's character. The massive ice field of the Chedotlothna Glacier dominates the central portion of the sheet, while the headwaters of the Yentna Glacier appear in the southeast corner. These slow-moving rivers of ice feed a complex drainage system, including the winding course of the Swift Fork and the tributary Barren Cr to the north. Surveyed during the early 21st century, the map illustrates the precise boundaries of township and range lines across this glaciated wilderness, showing how the federal government partitioned even the most inaccessible reaches of the Alaskan interior for park management and resource tracking.