Denali National

Park
Bree Schiffer
Mrs. Molina
Social Studies National Parks Project
6 January 2016

Location

Alaska

5 hours from
Anchorage, Alaska (by car)

8 hours from Anchorage,

Alaska (by the Alaska
Railroad)

3 hours from Fairbanks,

Alaska (by car)

4 hours from Fairbanks,

Alaska (by train)

Interesting Facts
Home to Mt. McKinley and the continents highest peaks
Attracts over 400,000 visitors annually
You can explore Denali National Park by:

Bus, Bike, Hop-on, hop-off Park Shuttle, Hiking, Rafting,

Flightseeing (helicopter or airplane), ATV Tour, and/or
Canoe

You can tour the kennel of an Iditarod Musher

Jeff King

Puppies, Training adult dogs, Stories about the Iditarod

race

Photographs

Historical Information
1917: Originally established as Mount McKinley

National Park

Boundaries have pushed outward to include Denali

National Monument and Denali Preserve

1976: Designated as an international biosphere

reserve by President Jimmy Carter

Focused on: ecosystem conservation & prudent

(wise, smart, practical) use of national resources

1980: Denali National Park & Preserve was

established

Mt. McKinley National Park was incorporated

(combined) with Denali National Monument

Cultural Information
Protected Cultural

Resources:
Archeological Sites
Cultural Landscapes

Ethnographic Resources
Museum Objects
Historic Structures

Wildlife Information
Moose
Caribou
Grizzly Bears
Dall Sheep
Wolves

Geological Information

Vast, unspoiled wilderness of braided glacial rivers, massive

peaks, and tundra

6 million acres of preserved wilderness

Forests, glacial lakes, frozen tundra, towering mountains

Home to North Americas tallest mountain (Mount McKinley)

Bibliography
"Denali National Park." Alaska.org. Alaska

Channel, 2015. Web. 6 Jan. 2015.

<http://www.alaska.org/destination/denalinational-park>.
"Protected to Enjoy Forever." Denali Park Village.

Aramark, 2016. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.

<http://www.denaliparkvillage.com/denalihistory.aspx>.
"Protecting Cultural Resources." National Park

Service. National Park Service, Web. 6 Jan. 2016.

<http://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/historyculture/pr
ogram.htm>.