Denali National Park and Preserve is a
national park and
preserve located in
Interior Alaska, centered on
Denali, the highest mountain in
North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompasses more than 6 million acres (24,500 km
2), of which 4,724,735.16 acres (19,120 km
2) are federally owned national park. The
national preserve is 1,334,200 acres (5,430 km
2), of which 1,304,132 acres (5,278 km
2) are federally owned. On December 2, 1980, a 2,146,580 acre (8,687 km
2) Denali Wilderness was established within the park. Denali's landscape is a mix of forest at the lowest elevations, including deciduous
taiga. The preserve is also home to tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, rock, and snow at the highest elevations. The longest glacier is the
Kahiltna Glacier. Today, 400,000 people visit the park annually. Wintertime activities includes
dog-sledding,
cross-country skiing, and
snowmachining.