Northern Lights Dates 

- On May -8 hours of dark nightly-.

- On August -7 hours of dark nightly-.

- On September - 10 hours of dark nightly-.

- On October -13 hours of dark nightly-.

offers a superior, intimate Northern Lights experience compared to Fairbanks by combining near-zero light pollution with the dramatic scenery of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. While Fairbanks is a popular, crowded hub, Copper Center provides a more exclusive, serene, and historically rich viewing adventure. 

Unlike the urban light flow around Fairbanks, the Copper Valley has cirtually no light pollution, offering sharper, more vivid auroras.

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Instead of flat, suburban viewpoints, you can photograph the aurora over the 16,000-foot peaks of Wrangell-St. Elias, the largest national park in the US.

more information at:

https://sites.google.com/view/wrangellsteliasvisitorguide/ 

      “The Largest National Park of the USA” 

A trip to the abandonded Kennecott copper mines in McCarthy offers a thrilling "ghost town" photo-op, where the aurora dances over abandoned, historical mills.

more information at:

https://sites.google.com/view/wrangellsteliasvisitorguide/ 

      “The Largest National Park of the USA” 

Escape the bus tours. Copper Center offers a quiet, personal, and rustic experience, often with better aurora reflection on snow-covered wilderness. 

Use McCarthy/Kennicott as a base to get into the heart of the national park, where the sky is enormous and unobstructed.

more information at:

https://sites.google.com/view/wrangellsteliasvisitorguide/ 

      “The Largest National Park of the USA”  

Mid-August through September (early aurora season) or March through April (warmer, clear nights) or March through April (warmer, clear nights) provide the best chances to witness the lights in this region.