Information About

Denali

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 10' 43" N,
147 ° 27' 58" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

2756 ft (840.03 m)

Denali in Detail.

About

population 4, E of Susitna River, near mouth of Valdez Creek, 67 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range

History

Mining camp established about 1907. A post office named "McKinley" existed here in 1908-09, and in 1910 R. H. Sargent reported the camp name as "Valdez Creek." In 1922 a post office was again established, but this time it was named "Denali", the Indian name for Mount McKinley. Its 1940 population was 63. At Denali Pass in Denali National Park, at head of Harper Glacier, between Churchill Peaks of Denali, Alaska Range