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Grave 20 at Kennecott Cemetery - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Grave 20 at Kennecott Cemetery - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. This headstone is the first single upright precast concrete marker in the cemetery and features a decorative copper plate. The burial orientation... More

Wooden Crosses Mark Graves at Kennecott Cemetery

Wooden Crosses Mark Graves at Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The cemetery, which is located south of the mill town along the original access road, was utilized between 1908 and 1938. These wooden Latin-styl... More

Gravemarkers 39, 43, and 42 at Kennecott Cemetery

Gravemarkers 39, 43, and 42 at Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Burials at the cemetery occurred between 1908 and 1938, coinciding with the industrial and domestic development of the Kennecott Mill Town. The... More

Kennecott Cemetery Landscape - National Parks Gallery

Kennecott Cemetery Landscape - National Parks Gallery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The Kennecott Cemetery, just south of the Kennecott Mill Town site along the old Wagon Road, is closely associated with the social and industrial... More

View of the Kennecott Cemetery - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of the Kennecott Cemetery - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Captured from a nearby boulder pile, this perspective shows the grave markers and fencing of the cemetery that served the Kennecott Mill Town bet... More

Grave in Kennecott Cemetery - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Grave in Kennecott Cemetery - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. This view of a grave marker shows the landscape after overgrown vegetation had been cleared. The cemetery was used between 1908 and 1938, during ... More

Kennecott Mill Town Hospital and Residential Area

Kennecott Mill Town Hospital and Residential Area

Kennecott Mill Town - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. The hospital, residential area, and assay shed were all part of the mill town that was was develope... More

Jumbo Tram Operator House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Jumbo Tram Operator House - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Kennecott Mill Town - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. The rugged Alaskan topography restricted the layout of mining infrastructure, and aerial tramways w... More

Mount Sanford in Fall - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Mount Sanford in Fall - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of Mount Sanford from Simpson Hill overlook near Glennallen, AK.

Hidden Lake (3) - National Parks Gallery

Hidden Lake (3) - National Parks Gallery

Drained Lake and valley Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iceberg Lake (6) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake (6) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake with water in it.

Iceberg Lake (3) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake (3) - National Parks Gallery

Aerial view of Iceberg Lake with glacial dam

Identifying Plants at the Kennecott Cemetery

Identifying Plants at the Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Before clearing vegetation, park employees developed a inventory of plants identified at the Kennecott Cemetery.

Iceberg Lake (2) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake (2) - National Parks Gallery

Aerial view of a drained Iceberg Lake

View Nugget Creek Mine and Camp Landscape

View Nugget Creek Mine and Camp Landscape

Nugget Creek. The Nugget Creek mine and camp are on a bench to the west of the Wrangell Mountains. This image was taken from the knoll where the remains of the storage cache building are located. Nugget Hill wi... More

Map- Chisana Fire June 11 - Public domain map

Map- Chisana Fire June 11 - Public domain map

Map showing location of Chisana River 2 wildfire in Wrangell-St. Elias on June 11th

Map of Surrounding Region - Public domain map

Map of Surrounding Region - Public domain map

Nugget Creek. A map shows the topography and the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve context surrounding the Nugget Creek cultural landscape.

Chisana River 2 Wildfire Burned Area (2)edit

Chisana River 2 Wildfire Burned Area (2)edit

Burned boreal forest with smoke rising from the still active Chisana River 2 wildfire.

Aspen phenology, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Aspen phenology, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

A series of photos showing aspen in different phenological stages over the year.

Mount Sanford in Fall - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Mount Sanford in Fall - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A view of Mount Sanford from Simpson Hill overlook near Glennallen, AK

Grave markers in Kennecott Cemetery

Grave markers in Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Historical descriptions of the cemetery record the site as being "weedy" and possessing a beautiful view over Kennicott Glacier. Trees and shrubs... More

National parks: Birds! - public domain image

National parks: Birds! - public domain image

Flock of bird in Yakutat Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iceberg Lake (5) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake (5) - National Parks Gallery

Closeup of the drain hole in the glacier that Iceberg Lake drains through

Chisana River 2 Wildfire Burned Area (1)edit

Chisana River 2 Wildfire Burned Area (1)edit

Chisana wildfire burning through boreal forest with mountains in the background

AK Dept. of Forestry- Chisana Wildfire

AK Dept. of Forestry- Chisana Wildfire

Large column of smoke rising above the boreal forest from the burning Chisana River 2 wildfire

Hidden Lake (2) - National Parks Gallery

Hidden Lake (2) - National Parks Gallery

Hidden Lake with water (before it empties)

Chisana River 2 Wildfire Map June 12

Chisana River 2 Wildfire Map June 12

Map showing location of the Chisana River 2 Wildfire near the Alaska-Canada border.

National parks: wrst_ramblermine - public domain image

National parks: wrst_ramblermine - public domain image

Hazardous mine opening, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

Grave Marker at Kennecott Cemetery

Grave Marker at Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Most of the grave markers in the cemetery are simple Latin crosses made of wood. Wooden fencing marks the perimeter of the cemetery and surrounds... More

National parks: wrst_ramblermine2 - public domain image

National parks: wrst_ramblermine2 - public domain image

A mine access road, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

Iceberg Lake (7) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake (7) - National Parks Gallery

On the ground view of the transition between Iceberg Lake and its blocking glacier.

Iceberg Lake (4) - National Parks Gallery

Iceberg Lake (4) - National Parks Gallery

Aerial view of a drained Iceberg Lake with the hole in the glacial dam it drained through.

Graves in the Kennecott Cemetery

Graves in the Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Most of the grave structures are wood, Latin style crosses. Others include precast concrete, ornamental wood, and engraved granite. These concret... More

Mount Sanford from Tok Cutoff - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Mount Sanford from Tok Cutoff - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

A view of Mount Sanford showing it long, gentle sloping north ridge and its sheer drop off south ridge.

Abandoned mineral lands - wrst_7-89

Abandoned mineral lands - wrst_7-89

Kennecott mill, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve sign

Overgrown Vegetation at Kennecott Cemetery

Overgrown Vegetation at Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Overgrown vegetation at the cemetery can hasten the deterioration of the historic structures and threaten the historic integrity of the landscape... More

Site Plan of the Kennecott Cemetery Landscape

Site Plan of the Kennecott Cemetery Landscape

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The site plan of a cultural landscape can be used for planning, maintenance, and interpretation. This shows the arrangement of grave sites, vege... More

Pic- AK Dept of Forestry- Chisana Fire_01edit

Pic- AK Dept of Forestry- Chisana Fire_01edit

Public domain photograph of a volcano, eruption, volcanic smoke, ashes, lava, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forest at the Lower Reaches of Nugget Creek

Forest at the Lower Reaches of Nugget Creek

Nugget Creek. Closed white spruce-birch forest grows at the lower reaches of Nugget Creek. Also note the balsam-poplar type vegetation in the floodplain. Vegetation in the landscape can generally be described a... More

Fence Surrounding the Kennecott Cemetery

Fence Surrounding the Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The condition of structures varies in the cemetery, with the majority of wood artifacts exhibiting severe decay. However, the features collective... More

Hidden Lake (1) - National Parks Gallery

Hidden Lake (1) - National Parks Gallery

Hidden Lake drained with grounded icebergs

Panoramic View of Valdez Claim Adit

Panoramic View of Valdez Claim Adit

Nugget Creek. The Valdez adit is one of the few structures of the landscape that maintains individual integrity.

Preserving the Kennecott Cemetery

Preserving the Kennecott Cemetery

Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. A work crew clears vegetation at the Kennecott Cemetery. Their efforts help slow the process of decay and preserves the historic character of the... More

Erie Mining Camp Bunkhouse - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Erie Mining Camp Bunkhouse - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Erie Mine - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. The Erie Mine was one of several areas developed near the Kennicott Glacier following the discovery of copper... More

Bonanza Mining Camp from Birch Portal

Bonanza Mining Camp from Birch Portal

Bonanza Mine - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. The Bonanza Mining Camp was one of several areas developed near the Alaskan town of McCarthy following the... More

Rambler Mine Panorama - National Parks Gallery

Rambler Mine Panorama - National Parks Gallery

A short but steep hike to historic Rambler Mine, which extracted gold in the early 1940's. Panoramic views of the Mentasta and Nutzotin Mountains are found at the end of the trail.

Glacier Landforms: Cirque, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Glacier Landforms: Cirque, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

This cirque (Dixie Pass Trail, Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska) housed a glacier as recently as the 1950s, according to a USGS map of the area.

2000 Summer Season (114) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

2000 Summer Season (114) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain view of a mountain range, mountainous landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Types of Glaciers: Rock Glacier, Porphyry Mountain Rock Glacier

Types of Glaciers: Rock Glacier, Porphyry Mountain Rock Glacier

The Porphyry Mountain rock glacier can be seen from Donahoe Basin, a beautiful backcountry destination in Wrangell-St Elias National Park (Alaska). Its rock-covered surface may obscure the ice beneath it, but m... More

Types of Glaciers: Rock Glacier, Sourdough Peak Rock Glacier in the Winter

Types of Glaciers: Rock Glacier, Sourdough Peak Rock Glacier in the Wi...

The Sourdough Peak rock glacier (Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska) looks much more like a glacier when snow covers its rocky surface, coloring it an icy white in the wintertime.

Glacier Features: Ojives, Hawkins Glacier

Glacier Features: Ojives, Hawkins Glacier

Ojives on the surface of the Hawkins Glacier (Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska) create a beautiful pattern along much of the length of the glacier. These bands often occur below ice falls, though their ... More

Glacier Landforms: Lateral Moraine, Root Glacier

Glacier Landforms: Lateral Moraine, Root Glacier

A hiker walks on the Root Glacier Trail in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (Alaska), following the crest of an old lateral moraine beside the glacier.

Glacier Features: Jökulhlaup, Iceberg Lake

Glacier Features: Jökulhlaup, Iceberg Lake

Icebergs were left perched on dry land after a jökulhlaup drained Iceberg Lake (Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska).

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine Wrangell-St. Elias NPP, Alaska Overview of Erie Mine www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root-Glacier-Erie-M...

National parks: DSCN0520 - public domain image

National parks: DSCN0520 - public domain image

Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marshall Neeck 2003 - National Parks Gallery

Marshall Neeck 2003 - National Parks Gallery

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Paul Moss, 2003edit - National Parks Gallery

Paul Moss, 2003edit - National Parks Gallery

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Public domain photograph of a mountain range, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paul Moss, 2003edit - National Parks Gallery

Paul Moss, 2003edit - National Parks Gallery

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Public domain photograph of a mountain range, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gravel Bar on the Plane - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Gravel Bar on the Plane - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Plane Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

High Cliffs, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

High Cliffs, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

NPS Photo by Marshall Neeck Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Paul Moss, 2003edit - National Parks Gallery

Paul Moss, 2003edit - National Parks Gallery

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Public domain photograph of a mountain range, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Yellow Band Mining Camp Manager's Office (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Kiln inside Assay Shed at Lucky Girl Mill (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Natural Systems and Features: Quartz veins in bedrock on Golconda Creek. (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Lower Lucky Girl Adit (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Natural Systems and Features: Glacial, U-shaped Bremner Valley, view south (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Constructed Water Features: Diversion ditch on Power Creek (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: AC/DC generator inside Powerhouse located at the Yellow Band Mining Camp (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Portable sawmill at Yellow Band Mining Camp (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Dry hand-stacked cobble walls at Maze Site (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Power pole remains that are typical for the district (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Building and Structures: Yellow Band Mining Camp Storage Shed (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine Wrangell-St. Elias NPP, Alaska View of bunkhouse and Root Glacier www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root-Glacier-Erie-M...

Kennicott-Gates Glaciers - National Parks Gallery

Kennicott-Gates Glaciers - National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain image of a glacier, arctic landscape, mountains landscape, ice, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Assay Shed at Lucky Girl Mine (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Yellow Band Mines lower camp structure (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

Wrangell Mountains from the Ground 2

Wrangell Mountains from the Ground 2

View of Mount Drum and Mount Sanford Public domain photograph of a mountain range, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Archeological Sites: Aerial view of the Maze Site (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Aerial Tram Car at Grand Prize Mine (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Sled remains at Lower Airstrip (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Views and Vistas: Aerial view into Bremner Historic Mining District and Monahan Creek. (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Work carriage at Yellow Band Mining Camp (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Natural Systems and Features (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: 27.5 gallon wheel barrel at Yellow Band Mining Camp (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Constructed Water Features: Drainage ditches at Upper Airstrip (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine Wrangell-St. Elias NPP, Alaska View of bunkhouse, snow fence ruins, and Root Glacier www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root-Glacier-Erie-M...

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Yellow Band Mining Camp Outhouse (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Stone Cairn in lower Sheriff Valley (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

Lower Copper, M Reid - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Lower Copper, M Reid - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Natural Systems and Features: Golconda Creek (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

Kennicott and Gates Glaciers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Kennicott and Gates Glaciers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

North of Donoho Basin, the Gates Glacier (right) merges with the much larger Kennicott glacier

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Yellow Band Mining Camp Mess Hall and Bunkhouse (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Buildings and Structures: Yellow Band Mining Camp Meat Cache (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Constructed Water Features: Diversion Dam on Power Creek (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Pelton Wheel inside Powerhouse located at the Yellow Band Mining Company Site (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

Mount Drum and Sanford - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Mount Drum and Sanford - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain view of a mountain range, mountainous landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Constructed Water Features: Water storage tank at Lucky Girl Mill (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S.L. Ferreira, 2004)

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

National parks: Bremner - public domain image

Small Scale Features: Marcy Ball Mill at Lucky Girl Mill (NPS, Cultural Landscape Program Alaska, S. L. Ferreira, 2004)

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine, Wrangell st Elias national park and preserve

Erie Mine Wrangell-St. Elias NPP, Alaska Erie Aerial Tramway Terminus www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/upload/Root-Glacier-Erie-M...

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