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1951 Map of Talkeetna Mountains B-1

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Talkeetna Mountains B-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Big Bones Ridge dominates the western portion of this interior Alaskan landscape, serving as a significant geographical divide between the Oshetna River drainage and the complex network of creeks to the east. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the map reveals an area largely defined by its intricate hydrology, where Tyone Creek and Totson Creek thread through low-lying marshlands and unnamed plateaus.

The presence of family or prospector-named features like Yacko Creek, Walker Creek, and Joe Creek suggests a history of seasonal travel and resource exploration prior to the mid-century mapping effort. The landscape is punctuated by distinct water bodies such as Square Lake and the notably named Fourth of July Creek, while the Seward Meridian and East Boundary lines provide the primary surveyor's framework for these unsurveyed and unmarked lands.