Fact sheet · Alaska
Gates of the Arctic National Park
Unit code GAAR. Figures retrieved 2026-11-06. Official alerts, fees, and closures are not copied here.
- States on the system list
- Alaska
- Guide region
- Alaska. Editorial grouping of the state that contains the centroid, or the first listed state when the point is offshore.
- Anniversary-table date
- December 1, 1978
Table note: originally a National Monument; redesignated by ANILCA 1980
- Gross area acres
- 7,523,897.45
NPS fee acres: 7,276,030.20. Report date September 30, 2026. Gross area is not the same column as fee ownership.
- Boundary centroid
- 66.8833, -155.1352
Containing shoreline polygon: Alaska. Not an entrance.
- Recreation-visit record
- Highest monthly mean is in June, July, or August
Highest mean: August. Lowest mean: November. Mean annual total across complete years: 9,890 (10 complete years).
A separate preserve row exists in the same acreage report (GATES OF ARCTIC N PRES). It is not added to the national park figures on this page.
The monthly record
| Month | Mean | Lowest year | Highest year | Years in the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52 | 0 | 306 | 10 |
| February | 43 | 0 | 310 | 10 |
| March | 102 | 0 | 389 | 10 |
| April | 57 | 0 | 172 | 10 |
| May | 330 | 0 | 925 | 10 |
| June | 1,954 | 5 | 3,464 | 10 |
| July | 2,995 | 1,178 | 4,966 | 10 |
| August | 3,179 | 1,195 | 5,399 | 10 |
| September | 1,150 | 477 | 1,937 | 10 |
| October | 13 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
| November | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| December | 12 | 0 | 120 | 10 |
How to use this fact sheet
This is a fact sheet. Every figure is tied to the sources under it. It is not a trail guide, a fee table, or a conditions report.
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Nearest other national parks
Distances are great-circle miles between boundary centroids. They are not road distances or travel times.
- Kobuk Valley National Park — about 111 straight-line miles between boundary centroids.
- Denali National Park — about 238 straight-line miles between boundary centroids.
- Lake Clark National Park — about 428 straight-line miles between boundary centroids.