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The Denali Wilderness is a wilderness area within Denali National Park that protects the higher elevations of the central Alaska Range, including Denali. The wilderness comprises about one-third of the current national park and preserve—2,146,580 acres (3,354 sq mi; 8,687 km 2 ) that correspond with the former park boundaries before 1980.
Mountains in Denali National Park and Preserve are part of the Alaska Range, with several subsidiary ranges included within the overall Alaska Range. Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), is the highest peak in the park and the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) [1] [2] The names listed here reflect the official names in the USGS U.S. Board on Geographic Names database.
The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2).
The Rooster Comb is a 10,180 ft (3,100 m) multi-peak mountain located in the Alaska Range, in Denali National Park and Preserve, in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is situated 4,000 feet above the Ruth Glacier along the southwest margin of the Don Sheldon Amphitheater, 8.53 mi (14 km) southeast of Denali, 2 mi (3 km) east of Mount Huntington, and 2.4 mi (4 km) southeast of Mount Kudlich.
Denali: Protected area: Denali National Park: Parent range: Alaska Range: Topo map: USGS Healy C-5: Double Mountain is a 5,899 ft (1,800 m) summit in Alaska, United ...
Redesignated as Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Denali National Monument December 1, 1978 December 2, 1980 Incorporated with Mount McKinley National Park and renamed Denali National Park and Preserve: Grand Canyon National Monument January 11, 1908 February 26, 1919 Redesignated as Grand Canyon National Park: Grand Canyon National Monument
Sable Mountain is located in the Alaska Range and in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is situated 3.43 miles (5.52 km) southwest of Igloo Mountain at Sable Pass near mile 40 of the Park Road which traverses the mountain's southern slope. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to the Toklat River and east to the Teklanika River.
Denali State Park is a 325,240-acre (131,620 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough [ 3 ] adjacent to the east side of Denali National Park and Preserve , along the Parks Highway .