2023 Map of Valdez D-1 SW

About this map

The Wrangell Mountains dominate this high-latitude terrain, where glacial waters feed the braided networks of the Cheshnina River and its East Fork Cheshnina River. This 2023 survey documents a landscape of immense conservation scale, defined by the boundaries of the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness and the adjacent Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve. The map illustrates the hydrological patterns of the Copper River Census Area, showing how elevation contours and river drainages define the movement of water from the peaks toward the valley floors. It captures a modern state of protected federal lands, illustrating the vast roadless tracts and section lines established by the Public Land Survey System including t1n r6e and t1s r6e.