NPS Photo/ Neal Herbert
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
Tonight at Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, people continue to live off the land as they have done for centuries. This rugged, beautiful land is filled with opportunities for adventure.
Weather & conditions
Varies widely depending on location in park and time of year. Visit https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/weather.htm for detailed information.
What this latitude gives you
From 61.4° north, anything above declination +28.6° is circumpolar here: it never sets, so it is available on every clear night of the year. Anything below declination -28.6° never clears the horizon at all.
At this latitude the sun does not drop 18 degrees below the horizon around the June solstice, so there is no astronomical darkness at midsummer at all. Plan deep-sky work for the months either side of it.
We do not hold a measured Bortle class for this site, so treat the sky as unknown until you have taken a reading of your own.
Where to stay near Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
Hotels, cabins, lodges and holiday rentals within reach of these coordinates, for the nights you have chosen above. We earn a commission if you book through this map, at no extra cost to you. It does not change what you are shown: nothing here is ordered, promoted or paid for. How the site is paid for.
- Address
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Copper Center, AK 99573
- Phone
- 9078225234
- Coordinates
- 61.4182, -142.6028
- Official site
- nps.gov