Alaska’s Denali National Park
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Cathedral Mountain, Dawn, Autumn, Denali Park #5430
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Cathedral Mountain, Late Summer, Denali Park #0076
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An aerial at sunset of Denali's 14,500 foot tall, four-mile-wide Wickersham Wall. Flightseeing is a one way to experience the mountain.
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A Cessna belonging to Kantishna Air Service flies above the Peters Glacier as it approaches the Wickersham Wall on Mount Denali.
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Mount Denali reflected at dawn in a small pond above the Jumbo Creek drainage. When autumn colors reach their peak, winter will not be far behind, then Denali's perpetual snows will be re-born.
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Mount Denali, viewed above caribou antlers near the Eielson Visitor Center. Bull caribou shed their antlers every year, but this complete set was recovered from a wolf kill.
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Wonder Lake offers the iconic view of Mount Denali, especially on clear frosty mornings. The chill creates a fog and the early dawn light colors the fog and the thin clouds around the mountain itself.
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Nestled in a thicket of spruce, Nugget Pond reflects the dawn illuminating Denali's North Face. The mountain dominates the piedmont on the north and west sides of the central Alaska Range
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In Alaska, dawn etches the summit of Mount Denali and neighboring ridges. The snow never leaves the heights above 7,500', the glaciers and exposed rock outcrops accumulating fresh snow at any time of the year.
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In late autumn, Mount Denali stands above the McKinley River and surrounding scarlet tundra foothills. The crimson bearberry and blueberry plants blend with golden willow to create a brilliant fall tapestry
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Denali sunset mirrored in the calm Reflection Pond. Earlier that day clouds hid the mountain from view but in less than two hours the clouds parted revealing the mountain, local Alaska Natives called Denali, "the High One."
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Near sunset, a full moon rises over the Alaska Range to the east of Mount Denali, bathed in alpenglow. In late summer, when the celestial calendar aligns, a full moon bumps along the summits of the Alaska Range.
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Just as the dawn alpenglow illuminates the summit of Mount Denali, as seen from Broad Pass, a full moon, "the Snow Moon," sets just south of the summit. In winter, deep snow blankets the tundra-taiga ecotone and turns color as the sun rises.
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Lowland clouds form along the base of Pioneer Ridge and Mount Denali as the autumn day draws to a close. The cool air at the base of the mountain forms low clouds and fog.
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North America's tallest mountain, Mount Denali, reflected in a tundra pond on a warm summer morning. Clouds of hungry mosquitoes rose from the tranquil water.
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On a chill autumn morning, Denali is reflected in the calm water of a pond in Broad Pass. The first light of day strikes the surrounding spruce trees while a light fog rises from the pond edge.
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Sunset on the North Face of Mount Denali as captured from a small plane. The face is called the Wickersham Wall in honor of the leader of the 1906 summit attempt.
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The alpenglow-lit North Face of Denali is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Pond,
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Denali's Camp Denali Grizzly Bear Weathervane
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McGonagall Pass, bottom center, leads upward and onto the Muldrow Glacier, the north climbing route to the summit of Mount Denali.
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Mount Denali's North Face glows at sunset as viewed from famed Reflection Pond. The North Face was first attempted by pioneer climbers in 1906. Considered one of the most dangerous routes on Denali
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Ephemeral clouds linger at the base of Denali on a late summer evening. Mount Denali captivates visitors from around the world, especially photographers and artists drawn to Alaska and the fleeting beauty of the mountain.
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Highway Pass, Autumn, Denali National Park #14520
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Highway Pass, Denali National Park, Alaska #1134
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Horseshoe Lake, Denali National Park #313-315
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Horseshoe Lake, Denali National Park #322-324
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A summer storm breaks up revealing the twin summits of Mount Denali and the upper reaches of the Harper Icefall. The south summit, to the left, is the highest peak in North America at 20,310'.
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Dawn light colors Mount Denali and attendant clouds as viewed from Camp Denali, a lodge located deep within Denali National Park. As the light moves inexorably down the mountain, the colors fade into white.
