Denali National Park
Across
- 2. Denali is colder and more dangerous to climb than this mountain.
- 8. Number of main roads crossing Denali National Park.
- 9. Denali National Park is located in this state.
- 11. Denali National Park is a great place to see the Aurora Borealis, also known as the ________________.
- 13. Denali’s lowest point is 240 feet at this River
- 14. The longest glacier in Denali National Park, and in the entire Alaska Range. It spans 44 miles down the southwestern side of Denali.
- 16. Denali is covered in these. In fact, they cover one million acres—one-sixth of the park.
Down
- 1. People come to Denali to see the “Big 5”— the five largest mammals—-which are: caribou, Dall sheep, grizzly bears, _______, and wolves.
- 3. The Hunter and Naturalist who pretty much single-handedly established Denali National Park (last name only).
- 4. Most visitors to Denali National Park will not be able to see the mountain peak because it is covered in these.
- 5. The lone amphibian that can be found in Denali. They freeze during the winter and then thaw in summer.
- 6. Prior to having its name changed to Denali, the mountain was called Mount _________________.
- 7. Measuring 20,310 feet, this peak is the tallest in North America.
- 10. Denali National Park is located in south-central Alaska, between the state’s two major cities Anchorage and ___________.
- 12. These animals have been helping rangers patrol the park since it opened in the 1920s.
- 15. Denali became the ________national park when President Wilson signed the bill in 1917.