<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Wrangell--St. Elias National Park and Preserve </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> IUCN category V (protected landscape / seascape) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mount St. Elias, the second highest point in both the United States and Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The location of Wrangell--St. Elias National Park and Preserve within Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Valdez--Cordova Census Area, Yakutat City and Borough, and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Copper Center, Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 61 ° N 142 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 61 ° N 142 ° W ﻿ / 61; - 142 Coordinates: 61 ° N 142 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 61 ° N 142 ° W ﻿ / 61; - 142 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> <P> 13,175,799 acres (53,320.57 km) 8,323,147.59 acres (3,368,258.33 ha) (Park only) </P> 4,852,652.14 acres (1,963,798.65 ha) (preserve only) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> December 2, 1980 (park & preserve) December 1, 1978 (national monument) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 68,292 (in 2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> National Park Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Kluane / Wrangell - St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini - Alsek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference </Th> <Td> 72ter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inscription </Th> <Td> 1979 (3rd Session) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Extensions </Th> <Td> 1992, 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Wrangell--St. Elias National Park and Preserve </Th> </Tr>

When was wrangell st elias national park established