Based in McCarthy, Alaska, at the heart of the nation's largest National Park and just minutes from the toe of the Kennicott Glacier, the private nonprofit Wrangell Mountains Center fosters appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of Alaska's wildlands and mountain culture in Alaska through scientific and artistic inquiry in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Catering to the needs of students, writers, artists, scientists, travelers and local citizens, we offer opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to explore, express, and be transformed through direct experience with this extraordinary place.
The Wrangell Mountains Center provides residential and walk-in
experiential education programs that foster discovery through
direct contact with diverse environments. We embrace an
interdisciplinary approach composed of analytical, artistic,
and scientific modes of perception. We value
wilderness both for its own sake and for the powerful direct experience
it offers us.
We are pleased to announce our new capital campaign
for the expansion of our McCarthy Campus.
Learn more about our vision to establish
Porphyry Place: The LaChapelle-Hunt Educational Homesite
We are very thankful to the Rasmuson Foundation for our recent
Creative Ventures grant and Tier I grant.
Wrangell Mountains Center is now managing summertime non-NPS use
of the Kennecott Recreation Hall. Learn more here about using the facility.
