Wrangell Mountains
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The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range in southcentral Alaska in the United States and the southwest Yukon Territory in Canada.
The range is just to the northwest of the Saint Elias Mountains, which are along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. The ranges have the effect of blocking the inland areas from warmer moist air from over the Pacific Ocean. The inland areas to the north of the Wrangell Mountains are therefore among the coldest areas of North America during the winter.
Much of the United States portion of the range is included in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. Much of the Canadian portion is included in Kluane National Park and Reserve.
The highest peaks in the Wrangell Mountains include:
- Mount Blackburn (Alaska), 4,996 m
- Mount Sanford (Alaska), 4,949 m
- Mount Wrangell (Alaska), 4,317 m
- Regal Mountain (Alaska), 4,220 m
- Mount Jarvis (Alaska), 4,091 m
- Mount Wood (Canada), 4,842 m
- Mount Zanetti (Alaska), 3,965 m
American folk singer John Denver wrote a song, "Wrangell Mountain Song", in reference to the range.
