2016 Map of Talkeetna Mountains B-2 NW

About this map

Black Lake sits at the heart of this high-elevation landscape within the Talkeetna Mountains, serving as a central catchment for the surrounding drainage basins. The area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Black River, which flows through the southern reaches of the quadrangle. Steep topographic gradients guide the paths of Gilbert Cr in the north and George Cr to the west, illustrating the complex hydrology of this part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The township and range lines of t27n r8e and t28n r9e provide the only structural grid in this largely unsettled wilderness, where the movement of water across varying elevations remains the primary geographical feature of the land.