Information About

McKinley Park

Quick Facts

Open in The Map McKinley Park on The Map

Location

63 ° 43' 58.001" N,
148 ° 54' 51.001" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Healy

Elevation

1726 ft (526.08 m)

McKinley Park in Detail.

About

RR. station, mi. 347.9 on the Alaska Railroad, 9 mi. S of Healy, 240 mi. N of Anchorage; Alaska Range. In Denali National Park and Preserve, Sec.4, T14S, R7W, Fairbanks Meridian

History

Settlement reported in 1920 as Riley Creek, perhaps in a slightly different location than the present place. The Riley post office was established in 1922 and its name changed to McKinley Park the same year (Ricks, 1965, p. 40). Its population was listed as 49 in the 1930 census.

Topo Maps

Healy C-4 (1950), Healy C-4 (1950), Healy C-4 (1950), Healy C-4 (1950), Healy C-4 (1950), Healy C-4 (1950), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy (1951), Healy C-4 (1952), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy (1956), Healy C-4 NW (2016),
Places Near McKinley Park
Areas:

Stl-uuli Caek-e, Tl-ahwdicaaxi Caek-e, Tsenesdghaas Caek-e,

Cities:

Healy,

Lakes:

Deneki Lakes, Horseshoe Lake, Lake L636947W488662, Lake L637006W488781, Otto Lake, Triple Lakes,

Mountains:

Dora Peak, Mount Fellows, Mount Healy, Sugar Loaf Mountain,

Rivers:

Yanert Fork,

Streams:

Alaska Creek, Antler Creek, Carlo Creek, Copeland Creek, Coyote Creek, Cripple Creek, Dora Creek, Dragonfly Creek, Dry Creek, Eagle Creek, Fox Creek, Frances Creek, Gagnon Creek, Gold Run, Grizzly Creek, Healy Creek, Hines Creek, Hornet Creek, Junco Creek, Kingfisher Creek, Lignite Creek, Little Creek, Little Panguingue Creek, Louise Creek, Lynx Creek, Montana Creek, Moody Creek, Panguingue Creek, Poker Creek, Popovitch Creek, Riley Creek, Sanderson Creek, Sheep Creek, Suntrana Creek,

Valleys:

Bison Gulch, French Gulch, Iceworm Gulch, Nenana River Gorge,

Cities:

Garner, Lignite, McKinley Park, Suntrana, Usibelli,