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Delayed Opening of Kennecott Visitor Center
Due to lingering snow conditions and frozen water supply lines, the park has postponed the opening of the Kennecott Visitor Center until June 1. Even though the visitor center is closed, Kennecott MInes NHL and local businesses are open. More »
Wrangell-St Elias Visitor Center
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The Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center is located along the Richardson Highway, 10 miles south of Glennallen, AK.
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Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center Summer (May 25 - September 21, 2013): Winter 
The Headquarters and Visitor Center provides information about the entire park in addition to the administration and management facilities. This beautiful, brand new facility is located along the Richardson Highway at mile 106 (between Glennallen and Copper Center). View the park movie in the new theater, enjoy the exhibits, stroll the short nature trail to a spectacular view of the Wrangell Mountains, check out the bookstore, meet a park ranger, and get oriented with the large 3-D interactive map display. Park rangers provide guided talks and walks daily during the summer months. Subsistence fishing and hunt permits are also available. The Visitor Center is open year round Monday-Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm, as staffing permits. During the summer season (Memorial day to Labor Day) the Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 9:00am to 6:00pm. During the winter, the Visitor Center is closed on federal holidays. Services available in nearby Copper Center include a post office, lodging, gas station, food store, tire repair, and telephone. |
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In March, 1948, Northwest Flight #4422 slammed into 16,237’ Mt. Sanford, killing all 30 on board. The wreckage was immediately concealed by ice and snow, making recovery efforts impossible. It was 50 years later until wreckage parts surfaced on a glacier, miles from the crash site.