Denali National Park

Denali National Park is perhaps the main attraction in Alaska. The area of this huge biosphere reserve is about 25 thousand square kilometers. Here, on the territory of the national park is the highest mountain peak of America - Mount McKinley. Indians of the Athabasca tribe called her "Denali", which translates as "Great". As scientists later found out, the definition of Indians turned out to be surprisingly accurate, because if you count the height of the mountain from the deep underwater base to the very top, it exceeds the size of Everest.

The mountain was first explored and described by a Russian expedition led by Lavrentiy Alekseevich Zagoskin, and until 1867 Mount Denali was the highest mountain peak of the Russian Empire. But in 1867 Alaska was sold to the United States, and the mountain was subsequently renamed in honor of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States.

While visiting Denali National Park, you can get acquainted with the life of the indigenous people of North America, as well as enjoy the magnificent natural landscapes. Picturesque rivers flow through the territory, there are lakes of glacial origin, and tens of miles of tundra stretch. Animal and plant life is a rare combination of North American and Asian species. Every year thousands of holiday lovers come here alone with nature.