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Denali National Park and Preserve - Quiz
Contributed by: Elliott
  • 1. How long is the Denali Park Road?
A) 75 miles
B) 92 miles
C) 120 miles
D) 50 miles
  • 2. What type of road surface does the first 15 miles of the Denali Park Road have?
A) Gravel
B) Paved
C) Dirt
D) Snow-covered
  • 3. Where is private vehicle access to the park restricted beyond?
A) Kantishna
B) Denali Bus Depot
C) Wonder Lake
D) Savage River Bridge
  • 4. What is located 1 mile within the park and serves as a departure point for shuttle buses?
A) Toklat River Contact Station
B) Eielson Visitor Center
C) Denali Bus Depot
D) Murie Science and Learning Center
  • 5. Which visitor center features daily ranger-led programs during the summer?
A) Eielson Visitor Center
B) Toklat River Contact Station
C) Murie Science and Learning Center
D) Denali Visitor Center
  • 6. What activities are available in Denali during the winter when the Park Road is closed?
A) Mountain biking and kayaking
B) Hiking and camping
C) Fishing and bird watching
D) Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and dogsledding
  • 7. What is the only federal government-owned sled dog kennel used for in Denali?
A) Providing lodging services
B) Hosting wildlife tours
C) Raising and training sled dogs
D) Conducting scientific research
  • 8. Where do visitors need to go for a climbing permit and orientation before attempting to climb Denali?
A) Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station in Talkeetna, Alaska
B) Denali Visitor Center
C) Eielson Visitor Center
D) Kantishna Airport
  • 9. Which area of the park is characterized by large glacier-filled canyons?
A) The rugged south portion
B) The interior near Wonder Lake
C) The northeast section
D) The northwest end
  • 10. What type of transportation is used to access backcountry lodges in Kantishna?
A) Hiking
B) Private vehicles
C) Shuttle buses
D) Chartered air taxi flight
  • 11. Which road effectively stops at the park boundary near the former location of the Into the Wild bus?
A) Stampede Trail
B) Petersville Road
C) George Parks Highway
D) Denali Park Road
  • 12. What is the primary use of sled dogs in Denali National Park and Preserve?
A) Mushing and working during snowy winter
B) Patrolling for wildlife
C) Guiding hiking tours
D) Transporting visitors to lodges
  • 13. Which visitor center is located at mile marker 1.5?
A) Murie Science and Learning Center
B) Eielson Visitor Center
C) Denali Visitor Center
D) Toklat River Contact Station
  • 14. How far is the Eielson Visitor Center from the park entrance?
A) At mile marker 53
B) Four hours into the park on the road
C) Six hours into the park by bus
D) One mile into the park
  • 15. What is the name of the railroad service operating between mid-May and Mid-September?
A) Kantishna Shuttle
B) Alaska Railroad's Denali Star route
C) Savage River Train
D) Denali Express
  • 16. Which campgrounds are accessible by private vehicles?
A) Kantishna, Eielson, and Murie
B) Riley Creek, Savage River, and Teklanika River
C) Toklat River, Denali Bus Depot, and Visitor Center
D) Sanctuary River, Igloo Creek, and Wonder Lake
  • 17. What is the primary reason for restricting private vehicles beyond Savage River Bridge?
A) Permafrost and freeze-thaw cycle create high maintenance costs
B) Safety concerns due to wildlife
C) Environmental protection regulations
D) Limited road space
  • 18. Where are lodging, restaurants, and other services located near the park entrance?
A) Wonder Lake
B) Eielson Visitor Center
C) Kantishna
D) Denali Park community
  • 19. What is accessed by Petersville Road, a dirt road that stops about 5 miles outside the park?
A) The interior near Wonder Lake
B) The northeast section
C) The northwest end of the park
D) The rugged south portion of the park
  • 20. What highway runs along the eastern edge of Denali National Park?
A) The Seward Highway
B) The Glenn Highway
C) The Richardson Highway
D) The George Parks Highway
  • 21. What percentage of visitors to Denali National Park reportedly see the mountain unobscured from top to bottom?
A) 10 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 100 percent
  • 22. What is the elevation of Denali (Mount McKinley)?
A) 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m)
B) 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
C) 22,000 ft (6,705 m)
D) 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
  • 23. What type of rock forms the core of Denali?
A) Limestone
B) Biotite granite
C) Sandstone
D) Basalt
  • 24. What geological process led to the formation of Denali National Park and Preserve?
A) Sediment deposition
B) Erosion by glaciers
C) Collision tectonics
D) Volcanic activity
  • 25. How many earthquakes are measured in the park area each year?
A) Exactly 300
B) Over 1,000
C) Less than 100
D) More than 600
  • 26. What was the magnitude of the earthquake centered east of Denali National Park on November 3, 2002?
A) 8.2
B) 5.9
C) 7.9
D) 6.5
  • 27. What is the name of the youngest rock sequence in Denali National Park?
A) The McKinley Intrusive Sequence
B) The Chulitna terrane
C) The Cantwell Volcanics
D) The Kahiltna terrane
  • 28. What type of rock sequence is the Kahiltna terrane?
A) Flysch sequence
B) Granitic pluton
C) Metamorphosed gabbros
D) Basalt flows
  • 29. Who named Mount McKinley after President William McKinley in 1897?
A) Christopher McCandless
B) President Wilson
C) William A. Dickey
D) Barack Obama
  • 30. In what year did the United States government formally adopt the name Mount McKinley?
A) 1980
B) 1897
C) 2015
D) 1917
  • 31. When did President Obama direct the renaming of Mount McKinley to Denali?
A) August 30, 2015
B) September 24, 2020
C) November 5, 2012
D) September 3, 2013
  • 32. Who signed an executive order to revert the mountain's name back to Mount McKinley?
A) William A. Dickey
B) Barack Obama
C) Sally Jewell
D) President Donald Trump
  • 33. What did McCandless's remains weigh when found?
A) 50 lb (23 kg)
B) 80 lb (36 kg)
C) 100 lb (45 kg)
D) 67 lb (30 kg)
  • 34. Which coin series honored Denali National Park in 2012?
A) America the Beautiful Quarters
B) Presidential Dollar Coin Series
C) National Parks Commemorative Coins
D) Statehood Quarter Series
  • 35. What animal is featured on the reverse of the Denali National Park coin?
A) Moose
B) Grizzly bear
C) Caribou
D) Dall sheep
  • 36. What caused the closure of park facilities west of Denali Park Road Mile 43 in 2021?
A) Flooding
B) A forest fire
C) An earthquake
D) A slow-moving landslide at Polychrome Pass
  • 37. What was the rate of movement of the Pretty Rocks Landslide prior to 2014?
A) Several feet per day
B) A few inches per year
C) Centimeters per hour
D) Meters per month
  • 38. When did the rate of movement of the Pretty Rocks Landslide accelerate to more than ten inches per day?
A) Before 1980
B) After 2014
C) In 1992
D) During the early 2000s
  • 39. On what date was the Mount McKinley Wilderness established within the park?
A) December 2, 1980
B) September 15, 1990
C) November 11, 1967
D) July 1, 1975
  • 40. How many recreational visitors did Denali National Park receive in 2025?
A) 1,000,000
B) 750,000
C) 250,000
D) 543,300
  • 41. Who proposed preserving the Denali region as a national park in 1906?
A) George Bird Grinnell
B) Charles Alexander Sheldon
C) Stephen Mather
D) James Wickersham
  • 42. When was the 93-mile Park Road completed?
A) 1980
B) 1938
C) 1957
D) 1971
  • 43. In what year did Denali National Park become an international biosphere reserve?
A) 1995
B) 2001
C) 1976
D) 1988
  • 44. How many log cabins were built in the late 1920s and early 1930s for park rangers?
A) Ten
B) Eight
C) Twenty
D) Fourteen
  • 45. What percentage of Denali National Park and Preserve is covered by glaciers?
A) 30%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 16%
  • 46. Which side of the Alaska Range has more extensive glaciers?
A) Western side
B) Northwestern side
C) Southeastern side
D) Eastern side
  • 47. What is the name of the sharp peak formed when cirques cut back into a mountaintop from three or four sides?
A) Col
B) Cirque
C) Horn
D) Arête
  • 48. What is permafrost?
A) Frozen lakes and rivers
B) Seasonally frozen soil
C) Snow-covered mountains
D) Permanently frozen ground
  • 49. What impact does the thawing of permafrost have on Denali's roads?
A) It causes landslides that obstruct the roads
B) It has no impact on the roads
C) It improves road conditions by hardening the ground
D) It creates new pathways for hiking trails
  • 50. What is formed where several ice wedges join?
A) Lava tubes
B) Patterned ground known as ice wedge polygons
C) Canyons
D) Sand dunes
  • 51. According to the Köppen climate classification, what type of climate does Denali National Park have?
A) Maritime climate
B) Subarctic climate (Dfc)
C) Tropical climate
D) Continental climate
  • 52. What is the plant hardiness zone at Denali Visitor Center?
A) 6a
B) 5a
C) 3a
D) 4b
  • 53. What type of climate is found on the south side of the Alaska Range in Denali National Park?
A) Continental climate
B) Desert climate
C) Transitional maritime climate
D) Subarctic climate
  • 54. Which type of forest is found at the highest altitude in Denali National Park?
A) Low brush bog
B) Deciduous forest
C) Upland spruce-hardwood forest
D) Bottomland spruce-poplar forest
  • 55. What is the number of invasive species considered a threat in Denali National Park?
A) 20
B) 25
C) 15
D) 10
  • 56. Who is the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve as of 2022?
A) Michael Johnson
B) Brooke Merrell
C) John Doe
D) Jane Smith
  • 57. Which trailhead is not mentioned as a maintained hiking trail in Denali National Park?
A) Tsenesdghaas Na' Trailhead
B) Wonder Lake Trailhead
C) Savage River Trailhead
D) Eielson Visitor Center
  • 58. In which year did visitation to Denali National Park peak before the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2025
D) 1980
  • 59. What is the name of the trail that allows off-trail hiking in Denali National Park?
A) Triple Lakes Trail
B) Oxbow Loop
C) Rock Creek Trail
D) Tsenesdghaas Na' Trailhead
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