May 14 2025
🏔️ 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 …
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. …
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 …
Dec 14 2023
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 …
