Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, people continue to live off the land as they have done for centuries. This rugged, beautiful land is filled with opportunities for adventure.
There is unstable ground at the moraine (rock adjacent to a glacier) that is above the northern end of the Root Glacier Trail. Hikers should not enter this area. If anyone enters the area because they are returning...
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