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Alaska Range
Range
none Mount McKinley, on a rare clear day
Mount McKinley, on a rare clear day
Country United States
State Alaska
Borders on Pacific Coast Ranges
Highest point Mount McKinley
 - elevation 20,320 ft (6,194 m)
 - coordinates 63°04′10″N 151°00′26″W / 63.06944, -151.00722

The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 650-km-long (400 mi) mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end[1] to White River in Canada in the southeast. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of Mountain ranges that stretch along the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern and central Mexico "Denali" redirects here For other meanings see Denali (disambiguation. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Lake Clark is a Lake in southern Alaska. It drains through Six Mile Lake and the Newhalen River into Iliamna Lake. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The highest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley, is in the Alaska Range. "Denali" redirects here For other meanings see Denali (disambiguation.

The range forms a generally east-west arc with its northernmost part in the center, and from there trending southwest towards the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutians, and trending southeast into the Pacific Coast Ranges. The Alaska Peninsula is a Peninsula extending about 800 km (500 miles to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, " Island " are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming a Volcanic The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of Mountain ranges that stretch along the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern and central Mexico The mountains act as a high barrier to the flow of moist air from the Gulf of Alaska northwards, and thus has some of the harshest weather in the world. The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and The heavy snowfall also contributes to a number of large glaciers, including the Canwell, Castner, Black Rapids, Susitna, Yanert, Muldrow, Eldridge, Ruth, Tokositna, and Kahiltna Glaciers. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Four major rivers cross the Range, including the Delta River, and Nenana River in the center of the range and the Nabesna and Chisana Rivers to the east. The Delta River is a tributary of the Tanana River, which in turn is a tributary of the Yukon River in Alaska in the United States The Nenana River is a tributary of the Tanana River, approximately 150 mi (241 km long in central Alaska in the United States.

The range is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the Denali fault that runs along the southern edge of the range is responsible for a number of earthquakes. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer However, there are no volcanoes in the range but several large granite plutons.

Parts of the range are protected within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park and Preserve, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve is a United States Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Mount McKinley (Denali the tallest mountain in North America. Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park The George Parks Highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks, the Richardson Highway from Valdez to Fairbanks, and the Tok Cut-Off from Gulkana Junction to Tok, Alaska pass through low parts of the range. The George Parks Highway (numbered Alaska Route 3) usually called simply the Parks Highway, runs 323 miles (520 km from the Glenn Highway 35 miles (56 Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. See also Alaska Route 1, Alaska Route 2 The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U Valdez ( is a city in Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the US state of Alaska. See also Alaska Route 1 The Tok Cut-Off is a highway in the U Tok ( is a Census-designated place (CDP in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The Alaska Pipeline parallels the Richardson Highway. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ( TAPS) usually called the Alyeska Pipeline in Alaska or the Alaska Pipeline elsewhere is a major U See also Alaska Route 1, Alaska Route 2 The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U

The name "Alaskan Range" appears to have been first applied to these mountains in 1869 by naturalist W. H. Dall. William Healey Dall, ( August 21, 1845 - March 27, 1927) was a great American naturalist and a prominent malacologist The name eventually became "Alaska Range" through local use. In 1849 Constantin Grewingk applied the name "T schigmit" to this mountain range. A map made by the General Land Office in 1869 calls the southwestern part of the Alaska Range the "Chigmit Mountains" and the northeastern part the "Beaver Mountains". The General Land Office ( GLO) was an Independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States [2] However the Chigmit Mountains are now considered part of the Aleutian Range. The Chigmit Mountains are a subrange of the Aleutian Range in the Kenai Peninsula and Lake and Peninsula Boroughs of the U The Aleutian Range is a major Mountain range of southwest Alaska, extending from Chakachamna Lake (80 miles/130 km southwest of Anchorage to Unimak

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Major peaks

Subranges (from west to east)

Documented wilderness traverses of Alaska Range

References

  1. ^ a b Sources differ as to the exact delineation of the Alaska Range. The Board on Geographic Names entry is inconsistent; part of it designates Iliamna Lake as the southwestern end, and part of the entry has the range ending at the Telaquana and Neacola Rivers. Other sources identify Lake Clark, in between those two, as the endpoint. This also means that the status of the Neacola Mountains is unclear: it is usually identified as the northernmost subrange of the Aleutian Range, but it could also be considered the southernmost part of the Alaska Range. The Neacola Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Aleutian Range in Alaska. The Aleutian Range is a major Mountain range of southwest Alaska, extending from Chakachamna Lake (80 miles/130 km southwest of Anchorage to Unimak
  2. ^ Name history from the Board on Geographic Names entry for the Alaska Range.
  3. ^ American Alpine Journal (1982), Vol. 24. Pages 137-138
  4. ^ "A Wild Ride," National Geographic Magazine (1997), Vol. 191. Pages 118-131
  5. ^ American Alpine Journal (1997), Vol. 39. Pages 169-170
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