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1958 Map of Talkeetna D-6

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Talkeetna D-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Tonzona River dominates this interior Alaskan landscape, meandering through a wide glacial valley during the mid-twentieth century. The map reveals a complex drainage system where the Pingston Creek and Little Tonzona River converge toward the northern flats. A notable indicator of past human activity is recorded near Amos Lakes, where Ruins are identified north of a prominent bend in the river.

Rising sharply from the riverbanks, high-altitude survey points like VABM 2470 Plus and VABM 3392 Ton define the vertical relief of the Alaska Range foothills. The area remains largely unsurveyed in detail beyond these primary watercourses and peaks, with Scotty Lake and Red Point serving as lonely landmarks in a vast, roadless territory where the North Boundary Seward Meridian provides the primary cartographic structure.