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 * Denali National Park**



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 * Location: || Denali Borough and Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA ||
 * Park Size: || The national park is over 6 million acres ||
 * Visiters Per Year: || 1,178,745 (in 2005) ||
 * Region Of US: || North West United states in the Interior of Alaska ||
 * Climate: || Snow can come anywhere in Denali at any time of the year. Average summer temperatures range from 33 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters can be extremely cold with temperatures ranging from 40-below to 20-above zero on warm days. ||
 * Popular Sites In Park: || [|Mount McKinley] America's tallest peak, this 20,320-foot mountain is the most famous part of this national park.



so moved that he wanted to preserve the land. In order to do so Sheldon moved back east and spent nine years trying to create Alaska’s first national park. The park was established as Mount McKinley National Park on February 26, 1917. It was renamed in 1980 to Denali, which means “the great one.” Denali is a historic site because it is the first park to conserve wildlife. Scientists have also discovered signs and footprints of dinosaurs. It is mostly a natural site even though there is one road allowing tours and hikers to travel through. Park staff contol the human footprint by using strict regulations and not altering the norms of the animals and wildlife.
 * History:** Toklat River is one of the most impartant places in Denali. It was the location where naturalist [|Charles Sheldon]built a cabin and was

and the existing problems are minor. The air quality inside of the Denali National Park and Preserve is exceptionally good. Denali has been recorded with some of the cleanest air in the country. Still, there are small amounts of pollution in the park. People have figured out that the pollution in the park comes from European and Asian industrial sources. These pollutants travel through the Arctic regions through what is called the “[|arctic haze]”. In the future, Denali’s air may rely on international environmental policies, not just rules that are only in the USA. Fires can rage through the forest of the park, but these help plants that rely on fire to grow, and these plants help to have a healthy ecosystem to grow. Exotic plants might also grow to become a problem in the park someday. The main reason that Denali doesn’t have many exotic plants is because of its climate. Only the circumpolar plants, which are accustomed to the region, are able to live in interior Alaska. Other plants have not yet adapted to the climate Denali National Park experiences. Another factor that protects the park is that Alaska has an ecosystem that is not affected by any human activity, such as livestock grazing. Overall, the [|subarctic biome]that Denali is in is extremely environmental friendly, and the park is one of the last true wildernesses in the world.
 * Environmental Issues: **There are very few human-caused environmental issues throughout the whole 6 million acres of the park,[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Denali-alpine-lakes-forest-Highsmith.jpeg/220px-Denali-alpine-lakes-forest-Highsmith.jpeg width="242" height="177" align="right" caption="Alpine forest and lakes in Denali"]]

**For a list of species in Denali click [|here]**


 * Recreational Activities:**
 * [|Tours]
 * Biking
 * Fishing
 * [|Hiking]
 * Rafting
 * Horseback Riding
 * [|Flight Seeing]
 * [|ATV]
 * Wildlife Seeing

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