2023 Map of Valdez C-8 SW

About this map

Matanuska-Susitna Co and Copper River Co meet in this high-altitude Alaskan landscape, where the administrative boundary divides some of the state's most formidable terrain. The 2023 survey illustrates a wilderness defined by extreme vertical relief and glacial topography, with numerous unnamed peaks and drainage systems carving through the mountain ranges. The transition between these two regions is marked solely by a straight-line jurisdictional border, cutting through a landscape that remains largely untouched by modern infrastructure or permanent settlements. The map provides a contemporary record of this remote interior junction, highlighting the complex contour patterns and drainage networks that characterize this part of the Chugach Mountains or Copper River basin area.