PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The boundary of Denali National Park is changed to a new line that starts at the hilltop between the Toklat River and the Clearwater Fork at latitude 63°47′45″ N, longitude 150°17′40″ W. From there the border goes south along the ridge between Toklat and Clearwater, crosses Stony Creek, follows ridges past the headwaters of several creeks to meet the current park edge at latitude 63°32′45″ N, longitude 150°24′45″ W; then southwest 14.3 miles, more or less, to a point 0.5 mile north of Wonder Lake; then S 68° W 43.5 miles, more or less, to where the southwest boundary extended is met; then southeast 33 miles, more or less, to Mount Russell; then northeast about 88 miles along the present south boundary to Windy Creek at latitude 63°25′45″ N, longitude 149°01′35″ W; then east along Windy Creek’s north bank to the west edge of The Alaska Railroad right-of-way, north along that edge to a point due east of the park’s present north boundary extended, then west along the north boundary back to the starting ridge and south to the starting point. Also included are isolated tracts east of The Alaska Railroad right-of-way and west of the Nenana River between Windy Creek’s north bank and the park’s north boundary as extended. Nothing in this change cancels or harms any valid existing claim, location, or entry under U.S. land laws — including homestead, mineral, right-of-way, or other claims — or the right of those claimants to use and enjoy their land.

Title 16, §355

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The boundary of the Denali National Park is changed so as to read as follows: Beginning at the summit of a hill between the Toklat River and the Clearwater Fork of that river at an approximate latitude of sixty-three degrees forty-seven minutes forty-five seconds, longitude one hundred and fifty degrees seventeen minutes forty seconds, which is intended to be same point of beginning of the boundary description as contained in section 347 of this title; thence southerly along the summit of the ridge between Toklat River and the Clearwater Fork of said river and across Stony Creek at its confluence with the said Clearwater Fork to the summit of the ridge between Stony Creek and the Clearwater Fork of the Toklat River, thence following the summit of said ridge and the summit of the ridge between the tributaries of said Clearwater Fork, the headwaters of the North Fork of Moose Creek and Boundary Creek to the intersection with the present boundary of Denali National Park at approximate latitude of sixty-three degrees thirty-two minutes forty-five seconds, longitude one hundred and fifty degrees twenty-four minutes forty-five seconds; thence southwesterly fourteen and three-tenths miles, more or less, to a point one-half mile north of Wonder Lake on the stream flowing out of Wonder Lake into Moose Creek; thence south sixty-eight degrees west forty-three and five-tenths miles, more or less, to the point of intersection with the southwest boundary extended; thence southeasterly thirty-three miles, more or less, to the summit of Mount Russell; thence in a northeasterly direction following the present south boundary approximately eighty-eight miles to Windy Creek at approximate latitude sixty-three degrees twenty-five minutes forty-five seconds, longitude one hundred and forty-nine degrees one minute thirty-five seconds; thence easterly following the north bank of Windy Creek to the western boundary of The Alaska Railroad right-of-way; thence northerly following the west boundary of The Alaska Railroad right-of-way to a point due east of the present north boundary of the park as extended due east; thence due west following the present north boundary of the park to the summit of the ridge between Toklat River and the Clearwater Fork of said river; thence southerly following the summit of said ridge to the place of beginning: Provided, however, That such isolated tracts of land lying east of The Alaska Railroad right-of-way and the west bank of the Nenana River between the north bank of Windy Creek and the north park boundary as extended eastward are also included in said park: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way, or any other purpose whatsoever, or shall affect the rights of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands. Codification Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 26, 1917, ch. 121, 39 Stat. 938, which comprises this subchapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Denali National Park” substituted in text for “Mount McKinley National Park” pursuant to Pub. L. 96–487, § 202(3)(a), which is classified to section 410hh–1(3)(a) of this title and which added lands to the park, established additional land as the Denali National Preserve, and redesignated the whole as the Denali National Park and Preserve.

§355 Change of Boundaries