a white colored sheep standing on a mountainside overlooking a green valley

Alaska · Alaska

Denali
National Park

Photo: NPS Photo / Nathan Kostegian · Original photo

Some places change your perspective.

Home to North America's tallest peak.

Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America's tallest peak, 20,310' Mount McKinley. Wild animals large and small roam un-fenced lands, living as they have for ages. Solitude, tranquility and wilderness await.

Park information: National Park Service.

LocationAlaska
Designated1917
Coordinates63.33°, -150.5°

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