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Top sights in Wrangell-St. Elias
1SightKennecott Mines National Historic LandmarkTowering red mill town frozen in Alaska’s copper boom
2SightRoot GlacierWalk on blue ice with towering mountain views
3SightBagley Ice FieldVast, remote icefield best seen by flightseeing
4SightKennicott GlacierA debris-striped glacier you can actually walk on from Kennecott
5SightMount St. Elias18,008-foot coastal giant, best seen by flightseeing
6SightSkolai PassRemote fly-in alpine pass with glaciers, tundra, and moody light
7SightMount BlackburnGlaciated giant towering above Kennecott and the Root Glacier
8SightKuskulana BridgeHistoric one-lane trestle over a dizzying glacial river canyon
9SightMcCarthyCar-free gateway to Kennecott with seasonal services and shuttlesHiking
Top trails in Wrangell-St. Elias
- 2 easy
- 4 moderate
- 7 challenging
ChallengingBonanza Mine Trail9 mi · 7 hrStrenuous climb to Bonanza Mine ruins and sweeping Kennicott Glacier views
ModerateSkookum Volcano Trail5 mi · 3.5 hrRemote volcanic pass hike with creek crossings and route-finding
ChallengingTrail Creek- Lost Creek Loop22.5 mi · 1.3 daysStrenuous off-trail loop over a 6,000-foot pass between Trail and Lost Creeks
ChallengingJumbo Mine Trail10 mi · 8 hrStrenuous climb from Kennecott to the abandoned Jumbo Mine with sweeping glacier views
ModerateCaribou Creek Trail: Nabesna Road6 mi · 3 hrQuiet valley-to-cabin walk with creek hops and Wrangell viewsChallengingSoda Lake Trail29 mi · 1 dayRemote 29-mile round trip to a landslide-dammed lake via creek crossings, tundra, and route-finding.
ChallengingDixie Pass Trail16 mi · 16 hrRemote 16-mile out-and-back to an alpine pass with cold creek crossings and route-finding.
ModerateCrystalline Hills Trail2.8 mi · 2.5 hrA moderate loop through dense forest to a waterfall and optional views near McCarthy Road.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Wrangell-St. Elias Tour Guide
Wrangell-St. Elias, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Wrangell-St. Elias audio tourRecorded for this place
Kennecott Mines: A Preserved Copper BoomtownListen
“You're getting close to the Kennecott Mines, an entire copper mining town from the early 1900s that's been frozen in time. The most important thing to know is that you can't drive into Kennecott.”
Plays as you drive up to Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark in the Parkwolf Wrangell-St. Elias Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- McCarthy, the Gateway to Kennecott
- McCarthy Footbridge: Crossing the Kennecott River
- McCarthy Road End Information Station
- Kennicott’s Rock Blanket & Root Glacier Hike
- 98 audio storiesacross Wrangell-St. Elias’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Moose, Humpback Whale, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 13 trails, 28 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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Wildlife in Wrangell-St. Elias
112 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
63 sightingsMooseMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
21 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 1 PMSighting map
46 sightingsSteller Sea LionMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
37 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
48 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 5 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Wrangell-St. Elias. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.