Wrangell+St.+Elias

Wrangell St. Elias is the largest national park in the U.S, with its area of 53,321km2. Its area is actually so big, that the park itself is bigger than nine U.S states! The park is laying in eastern Alaska, next to the border for Canada.

This park was founded in 1980 by Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Acts, and has later been added to UNESCO world heritage site and International Biosphere Reserve because of its unique amount of endangered species like grizzly bears, reindeer and dall-sheep.

This park is also known for its high peaks. Nine of the sixteen largest peaks in the U.S are actually in this park. In fact, the second largest peak in both Canada and the U.S, Mount St. Elias since it’s located on the border between Canada and the U.S state of Alaska.

Written by Henrik Sandnes.