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Gates of the Arctic National Park - Brooks Range Continental Divide, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a national park of the United States that protects portions of the Central Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated entirely north of the Arctic Circle. The area of the park and preserve is the second largest in the U.S. at 8,472,506 acres ; the national park portion is the second largest in the U.S., after the national park portion of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

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Type
National park
State
Alaska
Managed by
National Park Service

Photos

  • Gates of the Arctic National Park - Brooks Range Continental Divide, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    KadMassiah · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Gates of the Arctic National Park Interagency Center in Alaska on May 16, 2026 - 2, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    U.S. Department of the Interior · Public domain

  • Hiking in Gates of the Arctic National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    Paxson Woelber (talk · contribs) · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Remote river in Gates of the Arctic (16524035298), Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    Sean Tevebaugh, National Park Service · Public domain

  • Rock Formations in Gates of the Arctic National Park. Brooks Range, Alaska, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    Paxson Woelber · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Thunder Valley. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Brooks Range, Alaska, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    Paxson Woelber · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Top of the pass, overlooking a glacier in Gates of the Arctic National Park (9840464764), Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

    Paxson Woelber · CC BY 2.0

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