Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

The Kennecott and Root glaciers overlook the historic industrial town of Kennecott.
The Kennecott and Root glaciers overlook the historic industrial town of Kennecott.

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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is located in south central Alaska. Covering 13.2 million acres, it is the largest national park in America and roughly the same size as six Yellowstone National Parks combined. Extending from the ocean up to 18,008 ft., the park includes nine of the 16 highest peaks in the United States as four mountain ranges converge—the Wrangell, St. Elias, Chugach, and eastern part of the Alaskan Range. The park, in conjunction with Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Canada’s Kluane National Park and Preserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, was designated as a World Heritage Site making this the world’s largest international protected wilderness. Two primitive roads enter the park, offering visitors opportunities for backpacking, hunting and fishing, camping, river running, cross-country skiing, and mountaineering.

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Last updated: July 19, 2024

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