The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Alaska
Arctic tundra and the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, a dune field north of the Arctic Circle, on a caribou migration path.
The National Park Service administers Kobuk Valley National Park. The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes are an active dune field above the Arctic Circle, surrounded by tundra. Caribou of the Western Arctic herd cross the Kobuk River, including at Onion Portage. There is no road in.
Views & peaks
More tundra in Alaska: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Noatak National Preserve.
Onward
The nearest plates, by the miles.
Noatak National Preserve32 miles · AlaskaCCCXCIX
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve158 miles · AlaskaCCCXCV
Denali390 miles · AlaskaXX
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge413 miles · AlaskaCCCXCVI
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve487 miles · AlaskaCDVI
Chugach562 miles · AlaskaCCLXXXVI
Kenai Fjords599 miles · AlaskaXXI
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve640 miles · AlaskaCDIVTundra chapter
Other US tundra plates. See all tundra destinations in the USA
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