Denali By Gary Cutler

How it was formed and where it is Denali was formed by erosion and frequent earthquakes, also the mountains were formed by the tectonic plates moving to make them Denali is located in south central Alaska, and Denali was established as a national park in the region of its location has great views and a mountain scenery; the park contains Mt. McKinley Denali the highest point North America

Special features Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America at 20, 320 feet, is at the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve. Towering 18,000 feet above the neighboring lowlands, the mountain, otherwise known as Denali, an Athabasca Indian name meaning the "The High One", rivals the vertical relief of the world’s greatest mountains. Mt. McKinley is possibly the highest granitic platoon in the world, which is undergoing continual tectonic uplift. The majority of the rest of the mountains and rocks in the park are sedimentary, a testament to the millions of years that central Alaska was an open seaway.

Eco Wheather: Denali National Park and Preserve straddles two of the major climatic zones of Alaska — the transitional maritime zone south of the Alaska Range and the continental zone in the interior region, north of the range. The Alaska Range exerts a major influence on the climate of the Interior by blocking much of the moisture that sweeps inland from the Gulf of Alaska. Therefore, the north side of the park is characterized by less precipitation and greater fluctuations in temperature (hotter in summer and colder in winter) than the south side. Temperatures of minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and lower are not unusual on the north side of the range during winter, and although summer temperatures can climb to 90°F, they can also fall below the freezing mark. Ecosystem: A major fault system, known as the Denali Fault runs in an arc through the Alaska Range and is the source of thousands of earthquakes that rumble through the area each year. These earthquakes, although frequent in number, generally go unnoticed by humans due to their remote location

Technology Denali national park uses cameras and light sincerest there is always Has someone watching the cameras

Park Map

rocks At Denali you can find many different rocks but it has mostly granite and more different ones that

Landform changes Because of active plate tectonics, earthquakes are frequent in the Denali area. It is estimated that there are some 600 seismic events per year within the park boundaries at magnitude 1 (M1) or greater. Most of these earthquakes (about 70%), average between M1.5 and M2.5, and often occur near the surface (0-15 km/0-9 miles deep) at locations all over the Park. But these events are not usually felt by anyone because of the low magnitudes. A large share of earthquake activity is right under Mount McKinley, frequently, at very deep locations (90 – 125 km/54-75 miles deep), providing few people the opportunity to experience them. This seismic activity at the root of Denali suggests that uplift of the mountain continues to this day. Numerous faults, including the Denali fault (a major fault system), demonstrate a long history of active plate tectonics and associated earthquake activity. That is one way Denali changes

Park diagram

Bibliography Denali." U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America. Ed. Jack more., Mar.-Apr. ed. Web. 28 May