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.

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.

Cape Krusenstern National Monument

January light and a bright moon at 2 pm over the Igichuk Hills in Cape Krusenstern National Monument.

Winter Moon

Pike (left and right) and trout (middle) dry on a rack at a subsistence camp. The slash marks allow more air to circulate and dry the meat more quickly.

Fish on a Drying Rack

A University of Washington archeology crew conducts research on an old semi-subterranean house along the beach ridges of Cape Krusenstern. Old house timbers are slowly revealed about 4 feet down

Old House Uncovered

Muskox and Greater White-fronted Geese on vegetated beach ridges in front of the Igichuk Hills.

Muskox and Geese

Beach ridges created by years of wave action during storms can be seen as parallel lines in the fall vegetation covering the old gravel.

Cape Krusenstern National Monument

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