Denali

Denali encompasses six million acres of wild land divided by a single ribbon of road. Along it, travelers see relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America's tallest peak, 20,310-foot Denali. Large and small wild animals roam unfenced lands as they have for ages, and the region offers solitude, tranquility, and wilderness. Summer is typically cool and wet, with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s and lows in the 40s, though on rare occasions summer highs reach the low 80s. Snow can fall in any month of the year. Fall colors emerge on the alpine tundra in August and in the low valleys in early September. Winter generally starts in mid-September, with temperatures often dropping to -40 by January, and spring is a short season in April and May, with highs above freezing.

Lake Minchumina, Alaska · United States