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Exploring Western Interior Alaska

Dominating the landscape of the Western Interior is Denali, North
America’s highest mountain. Popular Denali National Park, home of Yukon
the massive peak, is on the itinerary of nearly every visitor to the state.
Beyond Denali, summer visitors also enjoy Denali State Park, the rustic
little town of Talkeetna, and the excellent museums of Fairbanks. Beaver
The region also contains such little-known gems as Nancy Lake Prudhoe Bay Circle
State Recreation Area to the south and Chena Hot Springs to the Stevens Beaver Creek
north. The uncrowded and mostly untarred Elliott, Steese, and Village Central
Denali highways, which lead into the heart of the northern DALTON HIGHWAY Circle
wilderness, make not-to-be-missed drives. Mount Tozi Hot Springs
5,500 ft Rampart Livengood STEESE HIGHWAY TOUR
Yukon ELLIOT HIGHWAY Tolovana Chatanika Chena Hot
Springs
Tanana Minto Fox
Manley Chatanika College Chena River State
Recreation Area
Hot Springs
Tanana Tolovana FAIRBANKS
Hot Springs ESTER North Pole
Delta
NENANA RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Junction
Anderson PARKS HWY Wood
Kantishna Nenana
D E N A L I HEALY Mount Hayes
13,786 ft
DENALI
Mount
N AT I O N A L VILLAGE NENANA Deborah
12,298 ft
Toklat
RIVER
Kantishna Wonder CANTWELL Paxson
Lake
P A R K
Rafting the Nenana on the border of Denali National Park DENALI HIGHWAY TOUR
Key Denali 20,320 ft
Highway Mount Foraker
17,344 ft
Minor road DENALI STATE
Alaska Railroad PARK
Peak Talkeetna Mountains
Petersville
TALKEETNA
Trapper Creek
Yentna
Montana
Creek
Skwentna Glennallen
WILLOW
Sights at a Glance NANCY LAKE STATE HOUSTON
National and State Parks RECREATION AREA
Towns and Cities Wasilla
3 Nancy Lake State Recreation BIG Anchorage
1 Big Lake Area LAKE
2 Houston 6 Denali State Park
4 Willow 9 Denali National Park pp166–9
5 Talkeetna
7 Cantwell Area of Natural Beauty
0 Denali Village q Nenana River
w Healy
e Nenana Tours
r Ester 8 Denali Highway Tour p165
t Fairbanks y Steese Highway Tour p179
For keys to symbols see back flap
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