Kantishna
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Kantishna is a remote former mining settlement and gateway area located deep within Alaska’s Denali National Park.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining town
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | unincorporated ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentPrimaryUse |
backcountry recreation gateway
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| discoveredGold | early 1900s ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
guided hiking
ⓘ
lodging services ⓘ wildlife viewing tourism ⓘ |
| goldRushPeriod | circa 1905–1907 ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. National Park Service (land management) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessType |
air access by small aircraft
ⓘ
restricted road access ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
backcountry camps
ⓘ
wilderness lodges ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
remote location
ⓘ
scenic views of Denali (weather permitting) ⓘ subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
antimony mining
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNaturalFeature |
glacially carved valleys
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ tundra landscapes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTrailType | backcountry hiking trails ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry | hard‑rock mining ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationTrend | decline after mining era ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Kantishna mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtEndOf | Denali Park Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Denali Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Denali National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Alaska Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Denali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kantishna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kantishna River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moose Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | interior Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccessRoute | Denali Park Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccessRestriction | private vehicles generally not allowed beyond mile 15 of Denali Park Road ⓘ |
| roadMileMarker | approximately mile 92 of Denali Park Road ⓘ |
| seasonalPattern | most visitation occurs in summer months ⓘ |
| transportMode | park shuttle buses (seasonal) ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Denali National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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