Kim Heacox Books in Order
Kim Heacox has written 26 books, published between 1986 and 2023. The first book is Denali Road Guide (1986) and the newest is On Heaven's Hill (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1986–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,239 in 17 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,239 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Kim Heacox is an American writer and photographer based in Gustavus, Alaska, beside Glacier Bay National Park, and is also a musician and environmental activist. Born in Lewiston, Idaho, Heacox grew up in Spokane. The Heacox memoir The Only Kayak and the novel Jimmy Bluefeather each won a National Outdoor Book Award, and Heacox writes climate opinion columns for The Guardian. The catalogue lists 26 books from Denali Road Guide (1986) to On Heaven's Hill (2023), many of them on Alaska and national parks.
How many Kim Heacox books are there?
Kim Heacox has 26 books, released between 1986 and 2023.
Kim Heacox Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Kim Heacox books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Denali Road Guide1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 2Boating in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve1987 · confirmed 1/41987–1/4
- 3Alaska's Inside Passage1987 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419871441/4
- 4California State Parks1987 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/419871271/4
- 5Bush Pilots of Alaska1989 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419891441/4
- 7Alaska's National Parks1990 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/419901571/4
- 8Iditarod Spirit1991 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419911441/4
- 10The Pacific: Hawaii & Alaska1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419952881/4
- 11Visions of A Wild America: Pioneers of Preservation1996 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419962001/4
- 12Portrait of Alaskas Inside Passage1997 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/41997801/4
- 13Antarctica: The Last Continent1998 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/419981991/4
- 14In Denali1998 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41998961/4
- 15Alaska Light1998 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419981121/4
- 16Shackleton: The Antarctic Challenge1999 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/419992151/4
- 17Caribou Crossing2001 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/420013511/4
- 18Seasons of Alaska2001 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420011281/4
- 19An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks2001 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420012881/4
- 20The Only Kayak: A Journey into the Heart of Alaska2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 21Restless Ice: A Polar Odyssey2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 22John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire:2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 23Jimmy Bluefeather2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 24Rhythm of the Wild2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 25National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History2015 · 367 pages · confirmed 1/420153671/4
- 26On Heaven's Hill2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Kim Heacox books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
26 books26 Kim Heacox titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kim Heacox books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 26 Kim Heacox books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Kim Heacox
Start with Denali Road Guide (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kim Heacox book?
On Heaven's Hill (2023) is the newest Kim Heacox book released so far.
Is there a new Kim Heacox book coming?
No next Kim Heacox book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kim Heacox at a glance
- Paused
- No new Kim Heacox title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Kim Heacox books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,239 pages across the 17 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 157 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kim Heacox books, 11 of 26, were published in the 1990s.
What the Kim Heacox books are about
16 of the 26 Kim Heacox books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pictorial works is tagged on 8 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Pictorial works 8 of 16 books
- Alaska, guidebooks 4 of 16 books
- History 3 of 16 books
- National parks and reserves 3 of 16 books
- Alaska, description and travel 2 of 16 books
- Travel 2 of 16 books
- Natural history 2 of 16 books