Denali National Park and Preserve, central Alaska, established as Mount McKinley National Park in 1917, redesignated in 1980. The park encompasses a scenic region of the Alaska Range and contains Mount McKinley, or Denali, the highest peak in North America, at 6,194 m (20,320 ft). Numerous active glaciers continue to shape a landscape of broad, U-shaped valleys and small kettle lakes. Most of the park lies above the timberline, where vegetation is mainly lichens, mosses, and sedges. The park’s plentiful wildlife includes caribou, moose, brown bear, timber wolf, and the mountain-dwelling Dall sheep. Area, 1,918,579 hectares (4,740,912 acres).

Reviewed by: National Park Service