2023 Map of Valdez A-8 NE

About this map

Chugach National Forest dominates this section of the Chugach Mountains, where extreme relief and massive ice fields define the landscape near Valdez. The map illustrates a high-altitude wilderness shaped by the slow movement of the Columbia Glacier, Shoup Glacier, and Anderson Glacier. Glacial melt feeds a network of drainages including Big Creek and McAllister Creek, which flow toward the coastal inlets just beyond these peaks. Navigating this vertical terrain centers on landmarks like Mt Cameron and the high-elevation traverse at Anderson Pass. The presence of the Westbrook Glacier and the headwaters of Palmer Creek highlights the ongoing glacial recession and hydrologic patterns of the region's interior alpine zones.