Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Cape Krusenstern National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Cape Krusenstern National Monument

National preserve, northwestern Alaska, U.S., on the coast of the Chukchi Sea. Established in 1978, it was enlarged in 1980 to 1,031 sq mi (2,670 sq km). Its remarkable archaeological sites illustrate the cultural evolution of the Arctic peoples over some 4,000 years.

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Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Monuments

Address: PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752
Phone: 907-442-3890;
Fax: 907-442-8316;
Web: www.nps.gov/cakr/
Size: 649,085 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on December 1, 1978.
Location: Bordering the Arctic Ocean and Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska. Commercial airlines provide service from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Nome or Kotzebue. There are scheduled flights to villages and chartered flights to specific park areas. Summer access may include motorized/non-motorized watercraft, aircraft, or by foot. Winter access may include snowmobiles, aircraft, or by foot.
Facilities: Ranger station (seasonal). There are no roads, trails, or campgrounds within the monument.
Activities: Primitive camping, hiking, boating, kayaking, fishing, snowmobiling, wildlife viewing.
Special Features: The monument includes a representative example of the Arctic coastline along the Chukchi Sea, and archeological sites located along a succession of lateral beach ridges provide evidence of an estimated 5,000 years of human activity. Inupiat people continue to use the resources today. Large numbers of migratory birds come from all over the world to Cape Krusenstern to nest.

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See other parks in Alaska.