
McLees Lake dominates the northern drainage of this coastal landscape, situated just south of where the Bering Sea meets the shore at Cape Wislow. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, rising from the coast to the heights of Mt Marshall Reese and dropping into the broad Makushin Valley. This portion of Unalaska Island exhibits the characteristic maritime topography of the Aleutians, where the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea converge. Navigational landmarks like the distinctive Irishmans Hat offshore provide vital orientation points along a coastline otherwise shaped by steep ridges and glacial valleys. The map reveals the intricate network of peaks and drainages that have historically dictated travel and subsistence patterns in this remote volcanic archipelago.
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1951 · Unalaska
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1989 · Unalaska C-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1989 · Unalaska D-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1989 · Unalaska D-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1990 · Unalaska C-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
2020 · Unalaska D-2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2021 · Unalaska C-2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2021 · Unalaska C-3 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2021 · Unalaska C-3 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2021 · Unalaska C-3 SE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000