Glennallen Alaska Map

About Glennallen, Alaska

Glennallen is a locality in Copper River, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 439. The population density is 1.5 people per km². Glennallen is located at 62.1539°N, 145.8441°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99588.

Glennallen occupies a vast, high-altitude plateau where the horizon stretches toward the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Wrangell Mountains. It lies 126.9 miles east-northeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 73°T), and is situated 72.5 miles north-northeast of Valdez. Moose Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth here, its waters reflecting the subarctic light that shifts from sharp, crystalline blue in the morning to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. The land is defined by the resilience of taiga forest and the pervasive silence of the interior, where the air possesses a biting clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every spruce and willow. Only sixteen miles away, Tolsona Lake sits as a stagnant, dark mirror in the basin, while the immense, untamed expanse of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve looms just eight miles from the center, acting as a profound reminder of the scale of the wilderness that surrounds the settlement.

Glennallen serves as a vital junction in the interior, shaped by a history of road construction and the logistical demands of supporting life in a landscape that resists easy taming. The local economy relies on the steady movement of travelers and the infrastructure required to maintain life along the highway, where the presence of the oil pipeline serves as a metallic, industrial counterpoint to the ancient, sweeping plains. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand the winter’s weight, prioritizing the maintenance of equipment and the gathering of supplies over the frantic speed of larger, more crowded places. It is a region where the raven is a constant, watchful presence, and where the daily rhythm is dictated not by clocks, but by the subtle, ever-changing demands of a climate that defines the character of everyone who calls the plateau home.

About This Glennallen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glennallen, Alaska. Coordinates: 62.153867, -145.844069. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Glennallen includes the ZIP code (99588), telephone area code (907), county seat of Copper River, and school district assignment (Copper River School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.