🌐 Denali National Park and Preserve

United States · Americas · Biosphere Reserve · 63.20°N, 150.30°W

Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompass 6,045,153 acres which is larger than the state of New Hampshire. On December 2, 1980, 2,146,580 acres of Mount McKinley's Wilderness was established within the park. Denali's landscape is a mix of forest at the lowest elevations, including deciduous taiga, with tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, snow, and bare rock at the highest elevations. The longest glacier is Kahiltna Glacier. Wintertime activities include dog sledding, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. The park received 543,300 recreational visitors in 2025.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	63.20°N, 150.30°W · view on map

Denali National Park and Preserve is a biosphere reserve in United States, in Americas. The details of why Denali National Park and Preserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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