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DENALI NATIONAL PARK

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Denali National Park and Preserve Vacations, Tourism and Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska Travel Reviews. Denali National Park, Alaska - Good information about visiting Denali from the writers of a Denali Park travel guide. Hotels and Lodging in Denali National Park Alaska. Alaska Vacation Options at Denali National Park - Lodging, Tours and More... Denali National Park and Preserve – Vacations, Hiking, Tours, Rafting in Mt. McKinley, Alaska – reservedenali.com. Denali National Park and Preserve - Denali National Park & Preserve. Denali National Park. Denali National Park travel guide. Denali (Mt. McKinley) from Reflection Pond Denali National Park [1] is a United States National Park that is home to Mt.

McKinley, North America's highest mountain, known to the native Athabascan Indians as Denali. In addition, the park protects an incredible wilderness area that contains grizzly bears, caribou, moose, wolves, and numerous other creatures. It is in the state of Alaska, 240 miles (386 km) north of Anchorage and 120 miles (193 km) south of Fairbanks. Understand[edit] Denali National Park comprises a massive area of six million acres, slightly more than the entire state of Massachusetts. History[edit] The park was established in 1917 as a wildlife refuge. Landscape[edit] Denali, the "High One," is the name Athabascan native people gave the massive peak that crowns the 600-mile-long Alaska Range. Flora and fauna[edit] Dall sheep near Savage River The terrain of Denali includes "tundra" and "taiga" zones. Congress created the park to protect its abundance of large mammals. [edit]