2017 Map of Yakutat C-4 NW

About this map

Yakutat serves as a small anchor point in this coastal Alaskan landscape, where the edges of the Tongass National Forest meet the waters of the Russell Fiord. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, rising from the shoreline at Eleanor Cove and Chicago Harbor to the heights of Mt Tebenkof and Mt Mallott. To the north, the Rasmuson Glacier dominates the upper reaches, illustrating the glacial forces that have carved this portion of the Yakutat City and Borough. In the southern half, the landscape transitions into a complex system of wetlands and freshwater bodies, including Situk Lake and Lake Redfield. The Situk River flows through this area, while a singular gated road, W Gate, provides one of the few named land-based access points in an otherwise maritime and wilderness-focused region. This map highlights the precarious balance between sea, ice, and temperate rainforest at a specific moment in the early twenty-first century.