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1951 Map of Talkeetna Mountains D-4

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Talkeetna Mountains D-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Susitna River carves through the lower half of this landscape, serving as the dominant geographical feature of the Talkeetna Mountains region in the early 1950s. This territory is characterized by its drainage network, where Portage Creek, Devil Creek, and Clark Creek feed into the larger river systems. The map captures a moment when the land lines represented unsurveyed and unmarked locations, as predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management.

Prominent landmarks such as Tsusena Butte and the high point at VABM 3780 Devil provide vertical orientation amidst the many water bodies, including the Fog Lakes and Fog Creek to the southeast. The boundary between the South Boundary Fairbanks Meridian and the Seward Meridian is noted, highlighting the administrative surveying of this interior Alaskan wilderness prior to extensive modern development.