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Denali National Park and Preserve Photo
Photo: Climbers on mountain summit
 
Photograph by Alaska Stock Images
Climbing Mount McKinley, North America's highest peak, is a daunting task for even the most experienced mountaineers at Denali National Park in Alaska. Less adventurous visitors can look for the park's "Big Five" animals: moose, caribou, Dall sheep, wolves, and grizzly bears.
Denali National Park Features
Photo: Seward Highway
If you're looking for whales and waterfalls, blue glaciers and sharp-toothed mountains, there's enough visual overload here to fill a hard drive with digital pictures.
Photo: Mount McKinley
Denali’s paths all lead visitors through its majestic valleys toward the towering Mount McKinley, the crown jewel of the park. On clear days, McKinley can be seen 70 miles (113 kilometers) to the southwest.
Photo: Alaska Range
Take a visual journey to Alaska, where huge Kodiak brown bears roam freely, the seas and streams teem with salmon, and the lush landscape is more than just a backdrop.
Photo: Denali National Park
Safari through Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, and see the bounty of wildlife that lives along the slopes of Mt. McKinley.


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