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Wrangell Mountains

🏔️ Overview The Wrangell Mountains are a spectacular group of high, heavily glaciated volcanic mountains in eastern Alaska. Rising above the Copper River Basin, the range contains enormous shield volcanoes, deeply eroded volcanic massifs, active geothermal features, and some of the highest summits in the United States. Most of the range lies within Wrangell–St. Elias …

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Mount Blackburn

Mount Blackburn Rising above a vast wilderness of glaciers in eastern Alaska, Mount Blackburn is the highest mountain in the Wrangell Mountains and one of the most imposing volcanic peaks in North America. Its summit reaches 16,390 feet (4,996 meters) within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, making it one of the highest major mountains …

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