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1996 Map of Valdez C-4

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Valdez C-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Tonsina and the tiny settlement of Kimball occupy a strategic corridor in the Copper River basin, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and the Richardson Highway run parallel through the glacial river valleys. The landscape is defined by the braided path of the Tonsina River and its major tributaries, including the Little Tonsina River and Bernard Creek. To the west, the high country is anchored by Mt DuRelle, while the valley floors contain critical infrastructure for the region, such as a Landing Strip and a Gaging Station.

Genealogists and local historians can locate a Cem and Spring near the junction of the main highway and the Edgerton Hwy. Recreational footprints of the mid-1990s are visible at the Squirrel Creek Campground, situated near the confluence of Squirrel Creek and the river. This survey captures a moment of modern industrial permanence—represented by the pipeline—overlaid on an older Alaskan transportation network of remote highway stops and airstrips.