Rangel - St. Elias - tour

  Rangel-St. Elias is a spectacular park, encompassing high mountains, massive glaciers and large rivers, and an endless variety of flora and fauna. Covering 13 million acres, or 52,611 km², Rangel-St. Elias is the largest park in the U.S. National Park System and part of the most protected ecosystem on the planet. The area of the park equals six Yellowstones, with four major mountain ranges that include nine of the 16 highest peaks in the United States. Mount St. Elijah, which reaches a height of 5.5 km, is the second highest peak in the United States after McKinley. Rangel-St. Elias received park status in 1980. Another notable feature of the park is the abandoned mine town of Kennecott, a National Historic Landmark.
  The first copper discovery occurred in 1899, although the mines were not in full production until the completion of the railroad to the mine in 1911. Kennecott prospered until 1938, when high-quality copper veins were exhausted, after which it became a ghost town. Today Kennecott is considered the best example of the early 20th century copper industry. Park Visitor Centers: The park is open year-round Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (mile 106 of Richardson Highway between Glennallen and Copper Center). Chitina is open May 30 through the first Monday in September, mile 33 of "Edgerton Highway" Slana Ranger Station is open year-round, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in summer and by appointment in winter, (mile 0.2 of "Nabesna Road"). Kennecott - Historic Landmark - Station Building is open May 30 through the first Monday in September, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Approximately 57200 people visit the park each year and admission is free.
 


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