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Denali, Fairbanks, and the Yukon

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Denali, Fairbanks, and the Yukon Travel Guide

Bounded by the Brooks Range to the north and the Alaska Range to the south, the Interior is home to Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America, and to Denali National Park & Preserve, a 6-million-acre home to some of Alaska's best wildlife, scenery, and adventure. The weather is more extreme in the Interior than in the South Central region, with warmer summers and colder winters. Founded in 1901 by a merchant and a prospector, Fairbanks, the state's second-largest city, is quite different from Anchorage: it is smaller and less sophisticated and is considered more rustically "Alaskan," at least by its residents. Fairbanks is the gateway to the Far North—the towns of the Arctic and the Bering Coast that are connected mainly by air—and to Canada's Yukon Territory, whose gold-rush history is preserved in such towns as Dawson City and Whitehorse.

When to Go

Places to Explore

Around Fairbanks
Denali National Park and Preserve
Fairbanks
Fortymile Country
Richardson Highway
Yukon Territory

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