
Coldfoot serves as a critical infrastructure hub along the Dalton Highway, marking a rare point of human settlement in the Brooks Range foothills. This 2017 survey details the complex corridor where the highway, the Alaska Pipeline, and the Middle Fork Koyukuk River run in parallel through the valley. The geography here is defined by these modern industrial lifelines, supported by the Coldfoot Airport and a small network of local paths like Airport Road. Numerous drainages flow from the surrounding elevations into the river system, including Marion Cr, Emma Cr, and Slate Cr. These watercourses, along with Dry Gulch and Kelly Gulch, highlight the drainage patterns that dominate the landscape between the surveyed township lines of t29n r12w and t28n r11w.
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1951 · Chandalar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Wiseman
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Chandalar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Wiseman
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Wiseman
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Chandalar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1970 · Wiseman A-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1970 · Chandalar A-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1971 · Wiseman B-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1971 · Chandalar B-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360