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Denali National Park and Preserve

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Denali National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Established as Mount McKinley National Park on February 26, 1917, it was renamed and substantially expanded in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which also added an adjoining national preserve where sport hunting is allowed under state regulation, unlike the strictly protected park core. The park protects a largely undisturbed subarctic ecosystem of tundra, taiga forest and glaciated peaks, home to grizzly bears, caribou, Dall sheep and wolves. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park and Preserve 1
Established Year
1917 1
Area (sq km)
24,464 1
Governing Body
US National Park Service 1
IUCN Category
V 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
National Park Service 1
FAQs

Can visitors drive their own vehicles through Denali National Park?

Private vehicles are restricted beyond mile 15 of the 92 mile park road; the interior is reached by tour or shuttle bus.

Only part of the way. The Denali Park Road runs 92 miles (148 kilometres) from the George Parks Highway to Kantishna and is the sole vehicle access to the park. Only the first 15 miles, up to the Savage River Bridge, are paved, and private vehicles are restricted beyond that point. Access to the interior of the park is only through tour and shuttle buses.
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Source Denali National Park and Preserve (Wikipedia)
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1. Denali National Park and Preserve (Wikipedia)
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  • lead section
    a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America.
  • Article text
    The park was designated an international biosphere reserve in 1976.
  • Lead section
    Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America.
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    US National Park Service
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Wikidata: Denali National Park and Preserve
  • Wikidata Q217136, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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