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Kobuk Valley National Park

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combination of outwash deposits from the glaciers and strong winds created the field, which is now mostly covered by forest and tundra. In present times the active dune fields cover about 20,500 acres (8,300 ha). The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes comprise the largest active Arctic dune field in North America.
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arrived, but departed between 1,500 and 1,000 years ago, again leaving the valley unoccupied. New people arrived by about 1200 AD, as documented by the Ahteut site 25 miles (40 km) downriver from Onion Portage. People remained in the valley until the mid-19th century, when the caribou population
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when Congressional negotiations on the proposed ANILCA bill were stalled. ANILCA was finally passed in 1980, and signed by Carter on December 2, 1980. Unlike many Park Service units in Alaska, Kobuk Valley is entirely national park land, with only subsistence hunting by local residents permitted. No
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Three sets of sand dune fields are located on the south side of the Kobuk River. The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Little Kobuk Sand Dunes and the Hunt River Dunes are remnants of dune fields that covered as many as 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) immediately after the retreat of Pleistocene glaciation. A
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Weather in the park is subject to extremes. Average low temperatures in January are −8 Â°F (−22 Â°C), and can reach nighttime lows of −50 Â°F (−46 Â°C). Summer temperatures average around 65 Â°F (18 Â°C), and can reach 85 Â°F (29 Â°C). Since the park is above the
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climates are defined by their coldest month averaging below 0 Â°C (32 Â°F), 1–3 months averaging above 10 Â°C (50 Â°F), all months with average temperatures below 22 Â°C (71.6 Â°F), and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. According to the
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declined and people moved closer to the coast. These people were the Akunirmiut and Kuuvaum Kangiamirnuit. One of their villages was located in the present park at the mouth of the Hunt River. Their descendants, now known as the Kuuvangmiit, have mostly moved out of park lands.
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district at the east end of the Kobuk River's course through the park. The site, strategically located at a major caribou river crossing, documents nine cultural complexes spanning from 8,000–6,000 BC to about 1000–1700 AD. The site is an
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About 32 prospectors' camps were established during a short gold rush in 1899–1900. Surveys have not yet located them, although debris associated with the miners' boats has been found.
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lie 32 miles (51 km) to the east. The park includes about 81,000 acres (33,000 ha) of lands owned by native corporations and the State of Alaska.
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hours on the winter solstice, with long periods of twilight on either side of sunrise and sunset. As is the case over all of northern Alaska, the
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is often visible on winter nights when solar activity is high. Snow can happen at any time of the year. Wind and rain are common in summer.
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at Kallarichuck at 13 ft (4 m) elevation is 2a with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of -47.1 Â°F (-43.9 Â°C).
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in the south that form a ring, defining and enclosing the Kobuk Valley. The middle two-thirds of the Kobuk River, from just above
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Human habitation in Kobuk Valley is believed to extend back at least 12,500 years. The present inhabitants of the valley are the
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migration routes. Park visitors must bring all their own gear for backcountry camping, hiking, backpacking, boating, and
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The fish and wildlife in the park are typical of arctic and subarctic fauna. The major economic species are
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to preserve the 100 ft (30 m) high Great Kobuk Sand Dunes and the surrounding area which includes
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appeared in the valley from the south and east. By about 4,000 years before the present, people of the
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Arctic Circle, the sun does not set from June 3 to July 9, and the sun is visible for only
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Since no roads lead into the park, visitors arrive via chartered air taxi from
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in Alaska, the state with the second most national parks, surpassed only by
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The park's headquarters are at the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center in
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The first human inhabitants of the Kobuk Valley were people of the
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Kobuk Valley National Park was established as one of fifteen new
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people's subsistence hunting. Large mammals in the park include
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are in the same facility. The units are managed together as the
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has funded their study as an analog for Martian polar dunes.
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The park consists of the broad wetlands valley of the
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Index

Kobuk Valley Wilderness
IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Kobuk Valley National Park
Map showing the location of Kobuk Valley National Park
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
USA
Kotzebue
67°33â€ČN 159°17â€ČW / 67.550°N 159.283°W / 67.550; -159.283
National Park Service
Kobuk Valley National Park
national park of the United States
Arctic
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
caribou
dog sledding
state
Delaware
eight national parks
California
National Park Service
Nome
Bettles
Kotzebue
Gates of the Arctic
Isle Royale
Lake Superior

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