2023 Map of Talkeetna Mountains D-6 NW

About this map

Chulitna River and the Fountain River dominate the southern expanse of this Matanuska-Susitna quadrangle, where a braided hydrology meets the corridor of the modern Parks Highway. The landscape is defined by the transition from riverine lowlands to rising interior slopes, marked by water bodies like Lucy Lake and drainages including Partin Creek, Pass Creek, and Coal Creek. Surveyed in 2023, the map illustrates the enduring spatial relationship between the primary transportation artery of Southcentral Alaska and the complex glacial outwash plains of the Talkeetna Mountains region. This modern topographic record allows for precise tracing of the river’s path and the elevation contours of the surrounding high country in an area where the wilderness and the highway corridor intersect.