1951 Map of Talkeetna Mountains D-3

About this map

The Susitna River carves a deep valley through this Alaskan wilderness, serving as the dominant geographic landmark in a region defined by its complex hydrologic network. Surveyed from aerial photographs taken in 1949 and field-annotated by 1951, the map captures a landscape largely untouched by infrastructure, where the Seward Meridian provides the primary cartographic reference for unsurveyed lands. Glacial and alpine water systems are prominent, including the scattered Fog Lakes and the drainage of Fog Creek. In the northern half of the quadrangle, Deadman Creek and Watana Creek wind through high-elevation terrain before descending toward the river valley. The absence of roads or permanent settlements in this mid-century survey highlights the area's isolation, characterized only by the names given to these vital water bodies like Big Lake and Delusion Creek.