Wrangell - St Elias

Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, people continue to live off the land as they have done for centuries. This rugged, beautiful land is filled with opportunities for adventure.

Icy Bay with Mt. St. Elias

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park contains a diversity of natural features. Landscapes unique to the North American continent are common here.

Glaciers loom over the ocean with large snowy mountains rising into blue skies

Backpackers in Mentasta Mountains

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a backpacker's paradise. A variety of routes take you into beautiful country, including the Mentasta Mountains.

Two backpackers sitting in an alpine meadow with snowy mountains in the background

Kennecott Mill Town

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark is found within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. This early 1900's copper mining operation overcame numerous challenges and found success in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness.

Historic, large, red buildings with mountains in the background

Logan Glacier

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park contains the greatest concentration of glaciers in North America. More than 3000 glaciers covering over three million acres of land are found in the park.

A large glacier with stripes of different colored rock nestled in between barren mountain slopes.

Wrangell Mountains

The Wrangell Mountains dominate the view of the northern half of the park. This range lies entirely within the park and reaches 16,390 ft (4,996 m) in height.

Four large snow covered mountains rise above dense forest into blue skies.