The Kennecott mine operated for about 27 years. By 1938 over $200 million in ore finally depleted the mine and it was abandoned. A man was hired to burn the mine to the ground. After partially burning two small buildings, he realized he had already been paid and was never heard from again.

Located in the Wrangell-St. Eiias National Park and Preserve, the largest national park in the US, the Kennecott Mine should be on your itinerary! It has 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the US including Mount St. Elias, the second highest peak in the country at 18,008 feet.

It is home to 9 of North America's 16 tallest peaks, over 150 glaciers, 4 major mountain ranges, and the largest glaciers outside the polar ice caps.

When including the 13-million-acres of the Wrangell-St. Eias National Park and Preserve with Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Canada's Kluane National Park and Preserve, and Tatshenshini-Alesk Provincial Park you have a 24-milion-acre World Heritage Site, the largest in the world!