Nabesna

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Nabesna is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northern Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States, in the northern part of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It lies along the Nabesna Road, a gravel road that connects it to the Tok Cut-Off at Slana. Its elevation is 2,979 feet (908 m). Founded by and named for the Nabesna Mining Company, the community received a post office in 1909. Located at the base of White Mountain in the Wrangell Mountains, it lies west of the Nabesna River. As of the 2020 census, Nabesna had a population of 2.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Nabesna, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Alaska

• Slana
  16.1 mi away
• Mentasta Lake
  39.7 mi away
• Chisana
  40.7 mi away
• Tetlin
  49.9 mi away
• Tok
  57.5 mi away
• Northway
  58 mi away
• Alcan Border
  59.4 mi away
• Tanacross
  59.4 mi away
• Chistochina
  62 mi away
• McCarthy
  72.2 mi away
• Gakona
  74 mi away
• Chitina
  75.4 mi away · pop. 100

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nabesna

Petrology of the Wrangell volcanics near Nabesna, Alaska

James W. Deininger · 1973

Geology of the central Bond Creek area, Nabesna, Alaska

Clinton Dale Gillespie · 1970

Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska

Fred H. Moffit · 1943

Geologic Map of the Nabesna B-5 Quadrangle, Alaska

United States Geological Survey · 1982

Geologic Map of the Nabesna C-4 Quadrangle, Alaska

United States Geological Survey · 1976

Geologic map of the Nabesna B-6 quadrangle, south-central Alaska

United States Geological Survey · 1993

Nabesna gold

Kirk W. Stanley · 2003

Nabesna (C-3) quadrangle, Alaska

United States Geological Survey · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 58 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Northern Comandra

Geocaulon lividum

Seen 2026-09-07

Pebbled Pixie Cup

Cladonia pyxidata

Seen 2026-08-26

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

Seen 2026-08-25

Glaucous Gentian

Gentiana glauca

Seen 2026-07-29

Dwarf Fireweed

Chamaenerion latifolium

Seen 2026-07-29

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Seen 2026-07-19

marsh grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

Seen 2026-07-19

Canada Jay

Perisoreus canadensis

Seen 2026-07-19

boreal locoweed

Oxytropis borealis

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).