Northern Areas of Denali National Park and Preserve Closed to Snowmobile Use Due to Inadequate Snow Cover

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Northern Areas of Denali National Park and Preserve Closed to Snowmobile Use Due to Inadequate Snow Cover

  DENALI PARK, Alaska – Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali that are north of the Alaska Range. Snow cover in the area is irregular and shallow, and there […]

Walker and Mallott Applaud Naming of Denali

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Walker and Mallott Applaud Naming of Denali

ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott applauded Sunday’s announcement from the Department of Interior and the White House to officially change the name of Mount McKinley to Denali. This announcement comes after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued a Secretarial Order officially changing the name of North America’s tallest mountain. “For decades, […]