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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Anchorage. The park was first proclaimed a national monument in 1978, then established as a national park and preserve in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act .
Lake Clark’s namesake lake reaches a depth of around 870 feet, according to the park’s website. Spanning 128 square miles, Niles notes it’s the sixth-largest lake in Alaska. Other lakes in ...
Richard Louis Proenneke (/ ˈ p r ɛ n ə k iː /; May 4, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for nearly thirty years (1968–1998) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes.
Located in the Chigmit Mountain subrange in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, the 10,016-foot (3,053 m) volcano lies approximately 134 miles (215 km) southwest of Anchorage on the west side of lower Cook Inlet. It is the 25th most prominent peak in the United States. [1] [2] [4]
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve - 16,728 visits, down from 18,187. National Park of American Samoa - 12,134 visits, up from 1,887. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve - 11,045 ...
Twin Lakes is a complex of two large lakes in Lake Clark National Park in the U.S. state of Alaska, [1] near the northeast corner of Lake and Peninsula Borough.It contains a 6-mile-long (9.7 km) upper lake and a smaller 4-mile-long (6.4 km) lower lake, joined by a short connecting stream.
Clark Lake is surrounded by a 150-acre (61 ha) park. The park's major feature is a loop trail, which partially encircles the lake. The trail will be completed once the Ruth property is integrated into the park. The park is rural and forested, which contrasts with the denser development surrounding it.
It begins in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in northern Lake and Peninsula Borough and flows westward into the larger river 46 miles (74 km) northwest of Nondalton. [1] In 1980, the upper 11 miles (18 km) of the river became part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. [3] This segment, rated "wild", lies within the national park. [3]