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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
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Places
Places in Wrangell-St. Elias
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Trails
Trails in Wrangell-St. Elias
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Moderate
Trail to End of Root Glacier
Walk from a ghost town to stand on living ice—bring traction.
Moderate
Root Glacier Trail
Walk from Kennecott to blue ice, pools, and the Stairway Icefall
Challenging
Bonanza Mine Trail
Big glacier views and eerie mine ruins after a relentless climb
Challenging
Stairway Icefall/ Erie Lake Trail
Big glacier drama to a wild lake beneath the Stairway IcefallWildlife
Wildlife in Wrangell-St. Elias
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Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctosReports peak in the evening, around 9 PMOpen wildlife map
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Moose
Alces alcesReports peak in the evening, around 8 PMOpen wildlife map
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Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliaeReports peak in the afternoon, around 1 PMOpen wildlife map
Sighting mapWhere to look
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatusReports peak in the late morning, around 11 AMOpen wildlife mapBefore you go
Current park alerts
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