Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Alaska
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🌗 46% moon
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Open
Entrance
Free entry
A bridge to the past and a land for the future, Cape Krusenstern National Monument protects approximately 560,000 acres of diverse Arctic coastal, and upland ecosystems. Inhabited by the Iñupiaq people since time-immemorial, over 5,000 years of sequential human use is documented in the 114 successive beach ridges. Rich connections to the land and waters are preserved through subsistence practices.
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No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
Since there are no roads into Cape Krusenstern National Monument, the visitor center is located at the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center in Kotzebue, AK. From Kotzebue, visitors will charter an air taxi to transport them into the actual national monument which is open 24/7 every day of the year.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 9073182230
✉ wear_webmail@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: 🌦️ Drizzle, 52°F
🌦️ 56°/51°
🌦️ 51°/45°
🌦️ 54°/45°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
41%
Feb
35%
Mar
31%
Apr
37%
May
41%
Jun
75%
Jul
79%
Aug
84%
Sep
66%
Oct
72%
Nov
100%
Dec
68%
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Things to do
Visit the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center
Birdwatching at Krusenstern Lagoon
Flying to Radio Hill
Visitor centers
Northwest Arctic Heritage Center
Accessibility
9 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Cape Krusenstern National Monument — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
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Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to Cape Krusenstern National Monument — each spans a cross-park journey.
Carrie Williams Qisiliaq Uhl
— Women, Akwomen, HistoryPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Northwest Arctic Heritage Center
Places to see
Angelica at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Battle Rock at Cape Krusenstern
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Cape Krusenstern National Historic Landmark
Feltleaf Willow at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Fireweed Wayside at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Lingonberry at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Sealing Point Tower
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Sisualik
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Sourdock at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Stinkweed at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Learn more
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Microgrant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Microgrant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2013 Microgrant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Microgrant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Microgrant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2014 Microgrant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2016 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2017 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2018 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2019 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
View the recipients of the 2023 National Park Service Excellence in Interpretation Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to the practice of interpretation and education by NPS employees.
National park units in Alaska precede the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. The first park unit, Sitka National Monument, was conceived in 1908, and by the mid-1920s four national monuments along with Alaska’s first national park were part of the growing park system. Discover how the early 1900s and observations of a few helped to establish the National Park Service in Alaska.
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