Gates Of The Arctic National Park And Preserve - Gates O...

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The floatplane disappears, leaving you on the lakeshore. For the next two weeks you must survive using the knowledge, skills and gear you bring with you. Traveling through this vast wilderness you will discover craggy ridges, glacier carved valleys and fragile flowers. You will walk or float throug nps.gov
he floatplane disappears, leaving you on the lakeshore. For the next two weeks you must survive using the knowledge, skills and gear you bring with you. Traveling through this vast wilderness you will discover craggy ridges, glacier carved valleys and fragile flowers. You will walk or float through museumland.net
- Lying entirely north of the Arctic Circle, the park and preserve includes a portion of the Central Brooks Range, the northernmost extension of the Rocky Mountains. It is often referred to as the greatest remaining wilderness in North America. This second largest unit of the National Park System i wildernet.com

climate: The central Brooks Range has long, severe winters and relatively short summers.Â During the winter, long nights prevail, while the summer has thirty days of continuous sunlight.Â Visitors traveling in the park move through a variety of climatic zones and experience highly...
fax: (907) 692-5400
p.o. box: 30
zip code: 99726
categories: Natural & Wildlife Park , Nature
languages: english
attractions: - Three Ranger stations within the park provide varying degrees of interpretive materials. The Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station, Bettles Ranger Station and Coldfoot Visitor Center have backcountry orientation displays. Bettles Ranger Station has an interactive CD-ROM program on site. The Coldfoot...
climate: - The central Brooks Range has long severe winters and relatively short cool summers. The entire region receives continuous sunlight during the summer for at least 30 days The south side of the Brooks Range below 2500 feet is generally a sub-arctic climate zone. Precipitation is low, averaging...
location: gates of the arctic national park and preserve
location link: http://wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=akgaar&cu_id=1
recreation: - There is no commercial lodging in the park. Commercial facilities exist in Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Coldfoot and Wiseman. There is also a campground managed by BLM at Dalton Highway Milepost 180 (five miles north of Coldfoot). The campground is open from June through mid-September. It is the...