Stikine-LeConte Wilderness

Stikine-LeConte Wilderness is a 448,841-acre protected area in southeast Alaska within Tongass National Forest, stretching from Frederick Sound to the Alaska-Canada border. Its terrain is shaped by the Stikine River, rugged mountains, glaciers, and a broad braided delta at the river’s mouth. LeConte Glacier, to the north, is the southernmost glacier in North America known to reach salt water directly. The area’s vegetation ranges from alpine mosses and lichens to dense spruce-hemlock rainforest, cottonwood stands, muskegs, and tidal marsh. It is also a major fish and wildlife habitat, supporting moose, bears, wolves, salmon, migratory birds, and large gatherings of eagles.

Petersburg, Alaska · United States