Wrangell - St. Elias National Park

Location: Alaska

Year Established: 1980

Area: 8,323,147.59 acres (33,682.6 km2)

Annual Visitors: 74,722

An immense plot of mountainous country protects the convergence of the Alaska, Chugach, and Wrangell-Saint Elias Ranges, which include many of the continent's tallest mountains and volcanoes, including the 18,008-foot Mount Saint Elias. More than a quarter of the park is covered with glaciers, including the tidewater Hubbard Glacier, piedmont Malaspina Glacier, and valley Nabesna Glacier.