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Katmai National Park

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Location

58 ° 33' 45.223" N,
154 ° 58' 43.684" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

125 ft (38.1 m)

Fatalities

2

Katmai National Park in Detail.

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History

Named for Mount Katmai. It was established September 24, 1918, and enlarged in 1931. In 1942 the islands off the coast were added and the monument now offers more than 4,200 sq. mi. of ocean bays, fiords and lagoons, backed by a range of glacier covered peaks and volcanic crater lakes, behind which lies an interior wilderness of forests and great lake chains.

Fatalities

On October 5, 2003, 2 people died while camping. Read More

Topo Maps

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Places Near Katmai National Park

Cities:

Nauklak,

Mountains:

Mount Griggs, Mount Juhle,

Parks:

Katmai National Park,

Rivers:

Rainbow River,

Streams:

Gorge Creek, Hardscrabble Creek,