Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

A Day In The Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve

From sea level to over 18,000 feet (5,486.4 meters), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska is the certified winner as the largest national park in the U.S. and the largest wilderness area in North America. At 13.2 million acres (>5 million hectares), this national park equals six Yellowstones!

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By Rebecca Latson - July 21st, 2025

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve: The Journey Of George Flowers

Three miles in length, Long Lake feels like a peaceful summer camp pond, ringed with snug cottages, leafy trees, and sunny wildflowers. Nothing about the idyllic scene reveals the perilous hardships of one man’s odyssey to reach gold-rush Alaska.

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November 15th, 2023

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark: A Toxic Site

The National Park Service wants you to wash your hands at the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, a toxic Superfund site within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

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October 22nd, 2023

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In Search Of Wood Buffalo's Northern Lights And Whooping Cranes

Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park at 44,807 square kilometres, straddling the border of the Northwest Territories and Alberta. It’s smaller than the U.S.’s largest park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, but bigger than Switzerland. The park is the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve and it has a beaver dam so large it’s visible from space.

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October 5th, 2022

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Fish Tales From A Yukon National Park

Something astonishing appears on the edge of Mät’àtäna Män (Kathleen Lake) as we troll for lake trout in on-again, off-again September drizzle, but it isn’t a grizzly or moose. A miniature rainbow erupts with the sunshine and hangs so low over the base of a mountain that both its multicolored ends appear to plunge into the cold, deep Yukon water.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 11th, 2022

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Climate Change Tightens Its Grip On Alaskan Parks

Retreat of the tidewater rivers of ice at Glacier Bay National and Preserve is a clear and easily viewed sign of climate change. Not as visually apparent is what is transpiring beneath the shimmering surface bay waters in this 3.3-million-acre swath of mountain and marine wilderness.

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By Rita Beamish - December 28th, 2021

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #43 – December Notables

December is the twelfth month and there are 12 national parks that were established in December. So, guess what this last quiz of 2021 will be about?

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December 25th, 2021

Hunter Apparent Drowning Victim At Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve

An Alaska man hunting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve apparently drowned when trying to cross a river, according to the National Park Service.

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August 23rd, 2021

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Search-And-Rescue Missions Growing In National Park System

As more and more people heading into the National Park System to escape being cooped up, rangers are finding themselves responding to more and more search-and-rescue calls.

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August 22nd, 2021

Multiple Rescue Missions Under Way At Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Two rescue attempts were under way Monday at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, where climbing rangers were trying to reach three mountaineers in trouble on Mount Bona while other rangers were trying to reach a downed plane near Mount Hawkins.

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May 31st, 2021

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