It's more than a mountain. Denali National Park & Preserve features North America's highest mountain, 20, 320-foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska Range also includes countless other spectacular mountains and many large glaciers.
The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America.
Alaska's Kenai Peninsula is, in geologic terms, still quite "young, " since its entire land mass was covered by glacial ice as recently as 10, 000 years ago.
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge is a dynamic landscape made up of forests, wetlands, tundra, lakes, mountains and glacial rivers bounded by the snowy peaks of the Alaska Range.
The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is the smallest ( 315, 000 acres) and one of the most ecologically unique of Alaska's refuges.
Crossing the Brooks Range is one of the true motoring adventures available in North America. One of the best places to see Dall sheep in Alaska is on the rocky slopes of Atigun Pass (mile 240, elevation 4, 739 feet) along Dalton Highway.
Crossing the Brooks Range is one of the true motoring adventures available in North America. One of the best places to see Dall sheep in Alaska is on the rocky slopes of Atigun Pass (mile 240, elevation 4, 739 feet) along Dalton Highway.
This 1-million-acre area is used primarily from February to April, when dog-mushers, snowmobilers, and skiers come to take advantage of the winter solitude and northern lights.
Situated near Anchorage, the Seward Highway is a 127-mile drive through South Central Alaska which takes you through awesome natural beauty on the way to Seward.