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Alaska's brutal winters and days with only four hours of sunlight mean that most of the 600,000 people who travel to Denali National Park every year visit the park in the summer, although 35,000 visitors brave the winter months for solace, tranquility and the extreme weather. Denali is the only national park where the U.S. National Park Service relies on sled dogs, a long, proud tradition of travel in Alaska and a more reliable method of getting around the park than snowmobiles. Located approximately 130 miles north of Anchorage, Denali National Park offers backpacking and camping in the shadow of the tallest peak in North America as well as bus adventures along the only road through the park. Visitors might see grizzly bears, caribou, dall sheep, moose, and the occasional wolf or golden eagle.

The Geological History of Denali

At 20,310 feet, Denali is the tallest peak in North America and the third highest of the so-called "Seven Summits," behind Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Denali is part of the Alaska Range, a 600-mile-long range of mountains between the Alaska-Canada border and the Alaska Peninsula. While the formation of the Alaska Range is still relatively unclear, most experts believe that the range is the result, in part, of millions of years of shifting between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. The plates continue to move at approximately 1 centimeter a year, and Denali grows about .04 centimeter each year. The region is prone to barely perceptible earthquakes, about one every 20 minutes, registering between .5 and 1 on the Richter scale. While some of the mountains in the Alaska Range are volcanoes, Denali is not one of them.

History of Denali National Park

Denali National Park was established as Mount McKinley National Park in 1917 after an almost decade-long campaign by conservationists Charles Sheldon and Belmore Browne. In 1980, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act enlarged the boundaries by 4 million acres. Denali National Park now encompasses more than 6 million acres, including the designated wilderness preserve where Denali sits. Denali translates to "The Great One" in the Athabascan language spoken by an Alaskan Native tribe, some of the first people to occupy Alaska. Although both the park and mountain have been known as Mt. McKinley for more than a century, the park name was restored in 1980, and the mountain name restored in 2015.

The first-documented ascent of the Denali peak occurred on June 7, 1913, and the first road was not completed until 1938. The Denali Park Road is paved for the first 15 miles and then becomes a gravel road for the remainder of the 92 miles through the park to Kantishna. Access to the park significantly improved with the opening of the George Parks Highway between Anchorage and Fairbanks in 1971, and park officials instituted rules to reduce traffic on the park road to protect natural resources and maintain a high-quality experience for visitors. Private vehicles can only drive the first 15 miles of the Denali Park Road, while narrated tour buses and non-narrated transit or shuttle buses travel the remainder of the road. Once a year, Denali holds a lottery to allow 1,600 applicants access to drive as much of the Denali Park Road as weather permits.

Visiting Denali National Park

Lodging in Denali ranges from the convenient hotels and lodges at the park entrance to wilderness lodges in the remote Kantishna area in the center of the park. Cabins pepper the road leading to the park entrance and along 10 miles of roadway in the park. There are six campgrounds in Denali National Park, starting a quarter-mile in from the park entrance to a tent campground accessible only by shuttle bus 85 miles into the park.

"Flightseeing," sightseeing in a twin-engine aircraft, is one of the coolest ways to see Denali National Park. Adventurers can also hop on an ATV to enjoy some off-road backcountry touring or raft down the Nenana River just outside of the park. Travelers looking for a more relaxing tour of the park can opt for bus tours, hiking or biking. The National Park Service operates the dog sleds used in the winter, and, while it's not possible to ride on a dog sled, visitors can tour their kennels just within the park entrance. Most tours and excursions are available from mid-May to mid-September.

About the Author

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Alaska's brutal winters and days with only four hours of sunlight mean that most of the 600,000 people who travel to Denali National Park every year visit the park in the summer, although 35,000 visitors brave the winter months for solace, tranquility and the extreme weather.

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Explore the geologic history of North America's tallest mountain!

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More detail about plants and animals of Denali.

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https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/index.htm

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Nature - Denali National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

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Denali National Park and Preserve is a dynamic intact ecosystem that is both inspiring and complex. The landscape is not static--as landslides, glacially-fed braided rivers, and moving glaciers attest. There are also human impacts on the land, such as changes in air quality (air-borne contaminants) and climate.

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Denali grows at a rate of 1 millimeter per year.
Elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. Denali park was formed 56 years ago. Through the park runs the active Denali fault system, spanning 720 miles from east to west. Within the park, at Easy Pass and Bull Run, the fault is clearly visible to visitors.

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A brief summary of Denali's geologic and anthropologic history combined with an overview of the park's origins, plant and animal life.

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Rising over 20,000 feet Mt. McKinley take center stage at Denali national park. Denali is the largest mountain in north america.

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(2013). Denali National Park. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiJtxItuC18
(2017). Travel Alaska - Denali National Park and Preserve. Retrieved from https://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Parks%20and%20Public%20Lands/Denali%20National%20Park%20and%20Preserve.aspx

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Important information about Denali's ecosystem and how they work together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiJtxItuC18

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Denali National Park has a very fascinating ecosystem. There are more then 750 species of vascular plants living in Denali. Dogwood scrub and Lichen are just two of the many who contribute to the well being of the wildlife, such as Dall sheep, Moose, Caribou, and much more. However when the plants get all eating up by the the animals, then bigger animals will come and prey on them and their remains will leave the soil fertile to grow more plants. The National park service also has a role in plants well-being and a handful of other things that the park might require. Denali is mainly forested and has elevations below 2,500 feet  (760 m). Humans have been in Denali 11,000 years or so. During their existence in the park, they did not ruin the parks natural resources, they simply came by seasonally but majority of them are hunters and gathers. Over time there has been attractions built into the park for tourist but nothing to major, that could mess with the organisms in the park. Some additions added are, "...six park campgrounds: rehabbing three comfort stations, 2 amphitheaters, 1 bus shelter, and 1 picnic pavilion. For visitor safety and satisfaction, 8 new food storage containers were installed along with 44 bear-proof waste containers, 25 picnic tables, 25 fire grates, and 38 vault toilets."
In conclusion Denali is a very beautiful place to visit and has a wonderful scenery due to the vascular plants. https://www.nps.gov/stateoftheparks/dena/parkinfrastructure/parkinfrastructure.cfm

https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v5-i1-c2.htm

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Temperatures range between  91 and -54 during the year. It all matters what season it is for the temperatures. 

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Temperatures range between  91 and -54 during the year. It all matters what season it is for the temperatures. 

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(n.d.). An Ecological Overview of Denali National Park and Preserve (U.S. .... Retrieved February 27, 2017, from https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v5-i1-c2.htm

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The polar bear is getting skinnier because the global warming is getting warmer. Since it is getting warmer there is less animals that they can eat so then there not getting enough food.

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Starving polar bear pounces on a seal | The Hunt - BBC

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Ecological Overview of Denali National Park's wildlife. http://denalibrandonporter.weebly.com/uploads/2/9/3/5/29350577/1240987_orig.jpg

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The climate zone is Subarctic. The summers would be warm and short, but then the winters would be cold and long.
(n.d.). An Ecological Overview of Denali National Park and Preserve (U.S. .... Retrieved February 27, 2017, from https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v5-i1-c2.htm

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1)Denali Park is  in George Parks Hwy, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
2) Created on February 26, 1917.
3) Originally established as McKinley National Park, named after President William McKinley, even though he never actually ventured to the region, or even Alaska.
4)As a result of the 1980 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the park was enlarged to more than 6 million acres.
5) In 1958 The Denali Highway was completed to allow summer travel so that families all around the world can visit this amazing region and have lots of memories
6) This region began to take shape over 65 million years ago because of a convergent plate boundary forcing the land into mountain ranges, and now today is over 700 miles long.
7) The mountain is made mostly of granite, while slows it to have great weathering.
8) Many years ago Alabaskian Indians occupied the land for many years by hunting wildlife, preserving berries, and hunting fish.
9) When winter came. The Indians would move lower to the ground because of the brutal winters that this region has.
10) Henry Carsins, one of the parks founders also worked at the region as a superintendent.
11) The Park was renamed Denali National Park because Denali stands for "The High One", and this is the highest mountain in North America.
12) Denali has two type of Tundra (very cold, rainy regions) , there is a moist tundra, and a dry tundra on the mountain.
13) There is also over 100 species of birds on this region.