Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (redirected from Lake Clark National Park)

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, S Alaska. Located across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, the park (2,619,733 acres/1,060,621 hectares) and adjacent preserve (1,410,325 acres/570,982 hectares) feature the jagged peaks of the Chigmit Mts; lakes Clark, Fishtrap, and Iliamna; volcanoes; glaciers; and abundant wildlife. Also within the park and preserve are the 11-mi (18-km)

Chilikadrotna Wild River, the 24-mi (39-km)

Mulchatna Wild River, and the 51-mi (82-km)

Tlikakila Wild River, all authorized in 1980. Lake Clark was proclaimed a national monument in 1978 and became a national park and preserve in 1980. In 1989 and 1990 the Mount Redoubt volcano erupted, dropping ash on Anchorage. See National Parks and Monuments

acres (hectares)

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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

National park, southern Alaska, U.S. Located on the western shore of Cook Inlet, it was proclaimed a national monument in 1978 and a national park in 1980. Its total area is 3,653,000 acres (1,478,300 hectares). Lake Clark, more than 40 mi (65 km) long, is the largest of its glacial lakes; it feeds rivers that provide the most important spawning ground for red salmon in North America. The park includes glaciers, waterfalls, and active volcanoes.