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Denali National Park and Preserve
Backcountry Mountaineering
Tents on a glacier in the Alaska Range

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Tents from a summer climbing expedition.

Mountaineering

If your trip includes mountaineering, please plan accordingly and bring appropriate equipment, such as crampons, ropes, harnesses, ice axes, prussiks, etc.

Inform the ranger at the Backcountry Information Center of your plan and complete a mountaineering permit application.

If you intend to ascend Mt. McKinley or Mt. Foraker, you need a mountaineering permit from our Talkeetna Ranger Station. For more information,visit the Mountaineering section of this website.

Winter Camping

Winter comes early in the Alaskan interior. Snow can fall in any month of the year, though for backcountry purposes, "winter camping" is any trip between October 1 and April 15. For information on winter camping in Denali, contact Park Headquarters at 907-683-2294 or email us.
Image of Arnica flowering in the park  

Did You Know?
Did you know that over 650 species of flowering plants as well as many species of mosses, lichens, fungi, algae, and others grace the slopes and valleys of Denali National Park and Preserve?

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Last Updated: November 03, 2009 at 12:44 EST