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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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High thin clouds top the summit of Mount Denali in early summer. Early summer is peak climbing season on Denali, with most groups attempting the West Buttress route on the south side of the mountain.
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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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Lenticular clouds form as high winds scour the summit of Mount Denali in summer. Lenticular clouds form when stable, moist air flows over a mountain 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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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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As a rainstorm passed, revealing the Alaska Range and Mount Denali, a cow moose emerged from the taiga and began to feed in the tranquil waters.
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Sunset colors bathe Pioneer Ridge on the east edge of the Wickersham Wall, Mount Denali, The ridge named for pioneer climbers is a challenging climbing route on the north side of the mountain
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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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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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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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Taken from about the 11,000' level, this photo documents Karstens Ridge on the left horizon. Located at the head of the Muldrow Glacier, the ridge leads upward and around the Harper Icefall
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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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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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Highway Pass, Denali National Park, Alaska #1134
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Highway Pass, Autumn, Denali National Park #14520
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Polychrome Pass, early Autumn, Denali Alaska #1745
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Polychrome Pass Late Autumn, Denali Park Alaska #5399
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Cathedral Mountain, Dawn, Autumn, Denali Park #5430
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Cathedral Mountain, Late Summer, Denali Park #0076
