THE CANTWELL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Alaska Range setting.
Cantwell CDP has 119 square miles of land in Denali Borough. Its Census reference point is in Alaska Range.
Very high, steep mountains carry extensive icefields, glaciers and rocky slopes. Vegetation is limited in the highest and most exposed portions of the Alaska Range.
Regional context: Alaska Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cantwell and Denali Borough
Cantwell is associated with Denali Borough in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cantwell by land and water
The Census records 0.44 square miles of water within Cantwell, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Denali Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cantwell CDP has 67.4% of the land area of nearby Denali Park CDP (176.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

