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On an early September day, a bull caribou forages the open tundra, Mount Denali in the distance. Bull caribou shed the velvet covering from their antlers in late August
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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.
