Jan 07 2024
The Boreal Forest Loop and Valdez Trail Trailhead near Copper Center offers one of the easiest ways to experience the landscapes and history associated with Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The official Boreal Forest Trail is a short, mostly level half-mile loop beginning at the Wrangell–St. Elias Visitor Center complex. Despite its modest length, …
Jan 07 2024
The Mount Drum–Sanford Plateau Route explores one of the wildest corners of Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains, beneath the enormous volcanic massifs of Mount Drum, Mount Sanford, and Mount Wrangell. Located within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the area combines high alpine tundra, glacier-fed rivers, volcanic plateaus, moraine, snowfields, and almost complete isolation from roads and …
Jan 07 2024
The South West Ridge of Mount Drum, commonly known as Hurricane Ridge, is one of the principal mountaineering routes on the 12,010-foot volcanic summit in Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains. The route climbs the mountain from the southwest, gaining thousands of feet over glaciated terrain, steep snow slopes, exposed ridge crests, cornices, and a series of distinct …
Jan 07 2024
Mount Drum Mount Drum is a dramatic 12,010-foot volcano rising above Alaska’s Copper River Basin at the western edge of the Wrangell Mountains. Although several neighboring peaks are thousands of feet higher, Drum’s enormous topographic prominence and abrupt rise from the surrounding lowlands make it one of the most visually commanding mountains in south-central Alaska. …
Jan 02 2024
Mount Susitna | Sleeping Lady Mount Susitna is one of the most recognizable mountains in Southcentral Alaska, rising to 4,396 feet (1,340 meters) from the broad lowlands west of the Susitna River and Cook Inlet. Viewed from Anchorage, its long, reclining profile has earned it the familiar nickname “Sleeping Lady.” The mountain’s traditional Dena’ina name …
Jan 01 2024
Mount Iliamna | Iliamna Volcano Mount Iliamna, officially known as Iliamna Volcano, is a massive glacier-covered stratovolcano rising to 10,016 feet (3,053 meters) in Alaska’s Chigmit Mountains. Located within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, the volcano towers above the western shore of Cook Inlet and forms one of the most dramatic mountains visible from …
Jan 01 2024
Tucked into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, Angel Fire Resort combines high-elevation Rocky Mountain skiing with a relaxed, family-oriented atmosphere. The resort has grown substantially since opening in 1966 and now offers 96 trails, 627 skiable acres, a 2,077-foot vertical drop, extensive snowmaking, glade skiing, terrain parks, and New Mexico’s only …
Dec 30 2023
Mount Redoubt | Redoubt Volcano | Bentuggezh K’enulgheli Mount Redoubt, officially known as Redoubt Volcano, is a massive active stratovolcano rising to 10,197 feet (3,108 meters) in the Chigmit Mountains of Southcentral Alaska. Located within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Redoubt towers above the western side of Cook Inlet and ranks among the most …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Logan Rising from the vast icefields of southwestern Yukon, Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest summit in North America after Denali. At 5,959 meters (19,550 feet), it is an enormous, heavily glaciated massif whose scale is difficult to appreciate from elevation alone. Unlike mountains defined by a single sharp …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Sanford Rising high above Alaska’s Copper River Basin, Mount Sanford is one of the great volcanic giants of the Wrangell Mountains. Its broad, glacier-covered summit reaches 16,237 feet (4,949 meters), making it one of the highest mountains in the United States and one of the highest volcanoes in North America. Mount Sanford lies within …
