Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000" background="06d01573.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kodiak Alaska Vacation Guide</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Alaska Vacation Guide">home</A>                                            <B>back to</B>  <A HREF="alaska_national_parks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alaska National Parks">Alaska National Parks</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="kodiak_travel_guide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Vacation Guide">Kodiak Vacation Guide</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="editorial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Editorial">Editorial</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="advertising.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertising">Advertising</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="questions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions">Questions</A></div> <div> <I><B>Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve</B></I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="06cd2013.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="katmai_national_park_preserve.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Katmai National Park Preserve">Katmai National Park Preserve</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kenai_fjords_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kenai Fjords National Park">Kenai Fjords National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="arctic_wildlife_refuge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arctic National Wildlife Refuge">Arctic National Wildlife Refuge</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sitka_national_historic_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sitka National Historic Park">Sitka National Historic Park</A></div> <div> <B>Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve</B></div> <div> <A HREF="glacier_bay_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve">Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve</A></div> <div> <A HREF="denali_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Denali National Park">Denali National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="bering_land_bridge_national.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bering Land Bridge National Park">Bering Land Bridge National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="klondike_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Klondike Gold Rush National Historical P">Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="lake_clark_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake Clark National Park">Lake Clark National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="yukon_charley_rivers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="YukonCharley Rivers National Preserve">Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kobuk_valley_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kobuk Valley National Park">Kobuk Valley National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="chugach_national_forest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chugach National Forest">Chugach National Forest</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kluane_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kluane National Park">Kluane National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gates_of_the_arctic.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gates of the Arctic">Gates of the Arctic</A></div> <div> <A HREF="noatak_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Noatak National Park">Noatak National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="global_warming.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Global Warming">Global Warming</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Contact information:</B></div> <div> Headquarters:</div> <div> Mile 105.5 Old Richardson Highway, PO Box 439, Copper Center, AK 99573;</div> <div> Headquarters: 907-822-5234.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nps.gov/wrst" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nps.gov/wrst">www.nps.gov/wrst</A></div> <bR> <div> The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here at Wrangell St. Elias National Monument.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The total acreage makes this the largest U.S. national park, the size of six Yellowstones.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Four major mountain ranges meet here, and include 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the United States.</div> <bR> <div> The high country is covered with snow year round, resulting in extensive ice fields and glaciers.</div> <div> The Bagley Ice field is the largest subpolar icefield in North America.</div> <bR> <div> Together, Wrangell-St. Elias and the adjoining Kluane National Park in Canada form the premier mountain wilderness in North America. </div> <div> <B>Special Park features:</B></div> <div> Two roads lead into the park, one from the west ending at McCarthy, and one from the north, ending at Nabesna. These are the main visitor jumping off points for major activities including backpacking, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, mountaineering, river running, sea kayaking in protected bays, and cross country skiing. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>