24 PEAKS & VALLEYS
mount
mckinley
DENALI NATIONAL PARK,
ALASKA
You might come to see bears foraging in
the brush or to admire the sublime moun-
tain scenery along the 90-mile Denali Park
Road, or with the hope of spotting moose
and herds of caribou in the Teklanika Valley.
Whatever you come to see in Denali National
Park, a protected area about the size of Mas-
sachusetts, you won’t want to leave without
a glimpse of its majestic centerpiece: the
20,320-foot (6,196 m) Mount McKinley,
the highest point in North America.
DON’T MISS
Companies in the park are licensed to take visitors
dogsledding, a Denali tradition—park rangers ran
dog-team patrols as far back as the 1920s. Sleds can
cover 30 miles in a day, an unforgettable way to see
the park’s wildlife and winter vistas.
A canoe trip on Wonder Lake in Denali National Park,
Alaska, with Mount McKinley in the background