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 Denali National Park and Preserve - Alaska Posted by:  Lat34North
N 63° 43.882 W 148° 54.919
6V E 405430 N 7068497
The Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Denali Borough and Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska and covers 6 million acres.
Waymark Code: WMJ44Q
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2013
Views: 12
The coordinates are of the Denali National Park Visitors center. The park can be access via train (Alaska Railroad), highway (George Parks Hwy) or air.
Wikipedia - Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve is a national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered around Denali (Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America. The park encompasses more than 6 million acres (24,500 km²), of which 4,724,735.16 acres (19,120 km²) are federally owned. The national preserve is 1,334,200 acres (5,430 km²), of which 1,304,132 acres (5,278 km²) are federally owned. On December 2, 1980, a 2,146,580 acre (8,687 km²) Denali Wilderness was established within the park. Denali's landscape is a mix of forest at the lowest elevations, including deciduous taiga. The preserve is also home to tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, rock, and snow at the highest elevations. The longest glacier is the Kahiltna Glacier. Today, 400,000 people visit the park annually. They view wildlife, climb mountains, and backpack. Wintertime activities includes dog-sledding, cross-country skiing, and snow machining.
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