środa, 18 lipca 2012

354. Mt. Kinley

 Mt. Kinley view from Denali National Park. 
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Denali (Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America. The national park and preserve is over (24,500 km²), of which (19,120 km²) are federally owned. The national preserve is (543 km²), of which (5,278 km²) are federally owned. On December 2, 1980, a (8,687 km²) Denali Wilderness was established within the park. Denali habitat 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.

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