2016 Map of Wiseman D-3 SW

About this map

Gates of the Arctic National Park encompasses the vast majority of this 2016 survey, representing a landscape preserved in its natural state within the Brooks Range. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of the Philip Smith River, which cuts through the southwestern corner of the quadrangle. Meandering across the central and northern sections, Wolf Cr serves as the primary hydrological feature, drawing its course through several township boundaries including t35n r17w and t34n r17w. This map records a region of interior Alaska where human infrastructure is entirely absent, focusing instead on the complex topography and glacial-carved valleys that characterize the arctic wilderness. It serves as a precise record of the hydrography and elevation before further natural shifts occur in this protected ecosystem.