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Gates Of The Arctic NP&P

Gates of The Arctic National Park was declared in 1980 and covers an area of 39,460 km2. It is located in northern Alaska beyond the Arctic Circle and lies in the middle of the Brooks Range. The massif partially affects the territory of Canada. The park is characterized by high mountains, Arctic tundra, wild rivers and lakes, some of which have not yet received their name. The wide glacial valleys contrast beautifully with the Brooks Range. The highest peak is Mount Chamberlin 2749 meters above sea level.

The Brooks Mountains are the northernmost tip of the Rocky Mountains, whose southern slopes are forested, but the northern part is already forest-free. The Arctic tundra extends from there to the Arctic Ocean. Gates of The Arctic Park was named by the traveler Robert Marshall (1901-1939), who was the first to establish a national park here. He described the local mountains Frigid Crags and Boreal as the “Gateway of the Arctic”. They seemed like a gateway to the far north. Today, Gates of The Arctic National Park, together with the neighboring Noatak National Preserve and Kobuk Valley National Park, form one of the largest protected areas in the world.

There are no roads to the Brooks Mountains (to the displeasure of tourists) and there are no signs that would make it easier to move in this wilderness. The area is crossed by the only Dalton Highway, which was built here for easy transport of oil from the Arctic Ocean coast. During your journey through this untouched landscape, you can come across only two stations of rangers – conservationists – with a little luck. You can find them in the settlements of Anaktuvuk Pass and Bettles.

Anaktuvuk Pass is a small settlement where the Eskimos of the Nunamiut live. Until recently, this group subsisted mainly on caribou reindeer hunting. At the end of the 19th century, however, they were influenced by American whalers, who began to bring not only flour, tea, coffee, sugar and tobacco, but also rifles, ammunition and alcohol. Huge reindeer herds were decimated so that American whaling crews could be filled with meat. The Eskimos thus began to deal with the fur market, and some found a seasonal job on the coast. Today, Anaktuvuk Pass has about 180 inhabitants. You will find a shop, telephone and television, and a new school with a sauna and swimming pool was built for Alaska oil.

Arctic game thrives in this wild landscape, especially reindeer, of which up to 160,000 live in herds. During the short Arctic summer, it is possible to observe in the park as these herds travel north through mountain passes to tundra pastures. However, you can also see elk, packs of wolves, arctic foxes, Alaskan sheep or grizzly bears. Several rivers flow through the park, such as the Alatna River, Kobuk River, Koyukuk River, Noatak River and Tinayguk River, which are very rich in fish.