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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (148179)4/30/2019 2:39:11 AM
From: Snowshoe1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 220075
 
In contrast to the north slope, there's a large mountain icefield along the coast south of Anchorage that gets 400 inches of snow per year....

Harding Icefield
en.wikipedia.org

The Harding Icefield is over 300 square miles (777 km2) in its entirety (although, if one were to count its glaciers which descend from the icefield in all directions, the icefield measures in at over 1,100 square miles (2,849 km2) [1] The icefield spawns up to 40 glaciers of all types. Some of the more notable glaciers include the Tustumena Glacier, Exit Glacier, and McCarty Glacier. The Exit Glacier, however, is the most accessible of the glaciers being reached by a spur road off of the Seward Highway.

The icefield is also one of four remaining icefields in the United States and is the largest contained entirely within the United States.[2] The icefield itself receives over 400 inches of snow each year.[3]

Note: I took these photos at around the 3000 foot level where the the Exit Glacier descends from the Harding Icefield...



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