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Park Newspaper

Wrangell St. Elias Park 2009 Visitor Guide

Download and read the current issue of our park visitor guide.

You can now download and enjoy the official newspaper and visitor's guide to Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, The K'elt'aeni. Named for the local Ahtna Athabaskan word for Mount Wrangell, this 16-page full-color newsletter will help you plan and enjoy your journey in this immense wilderness park. Produced by park staff!

Trip Planning
Park Facilities
Guide to Park Roads
Maps
Hiking Information
Articles
...and lots more

Read/Download the Current Issue
16 pages. PDF format 5.6 mb

Did You Know?

Root Glacier

The Root Glacier was named by Oscar Rohn, U. S. Geological Survey Geologist, in 1899 for U. S. Secretary of War Elihu Root (1845-1937).