Q 01/05

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is in which U.S. state?

A) Alaska

B) Washington

C) Montana

D) Idaho

Answer · why

A) Alaska

It sits in the south-central part of the state, reachable by highway from Anchorage.

Q 02/05

What superlative does the park hold among all U.S. national parks?

A) Greatest age

B) Greatest area

C) Greatest visitation

D) Greatest elevation

Answer · why

B) Greatest area

At more than 13 million acres it is bigger than nine U.S. states and about the size of Croatia.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many acres do the park and preserve cover together?

A) About 2 million

B) About 6 million

C) About 13.2 million

D) About 25 million

Answer · why

C) About 13.2 million

The park portion alone is larger than the 47 smallest national parks combined.

Q 04/05

What is the park's high point, the second-tallest mountain in both the U.S. and Canada?

A) Mount St. Elias

B) Mount Blackburn

C) Mount Wrangell

D) Mount Bona

Answer · why

A) Mount St. Elias

At 18,008 feet it straddles the border with a Canadian national park.

Q 05/05

How tall is the park's highest peak?

A) 14,163 feet

B) 16,390 feet

C) 18,008 feet

D) 20,310 feet

Answer · why

C) 18,008 feet

Only Denali stands taller on the continent, and the peak rises that high within about 10 miles of tidewater.