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  Ahtna, Incorporated
The Ahtna Region is located in South-central Alaska and encompasses the Copper River Basin and the Wrangell Mountains.
The Mentasta and Nutzotin Mountains border it to the northeast, to the north by the Alaska Range, to the west by the Talkeetna Mountains and to the south by the Chugach Mountains.
Wrangell is the largest active volcano in North America.
www.ahtna-inc.com /about_ahtna.html   (418 words)

  
  Wrangell Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range in southeast Alaska in the United States and the southwest Yukon Territory in Canada.
The range is just to the northwest of the Saint Elias Mountains, which are along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska.
The inland areas to the north of the Wrangell Mountains are therefore among the coldest areas of North America during the winter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrangell_Mountains   (148 words)

  
 Forearc Basin Evolution Along Accretionary Convergent Margins, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska
he Wrangell Mountains basin is a Mesozoic forearc basin that developed during a period of accretionary tectonics in the northwestern Cordillera.
The Wrangell Mountains are an excellent place to study forearc basin development because the thick section of Mesozoic strata has been uplifted and is well exposed, structural and metamorphic deformation has been minimal, and a chronostratigraphic framework exists for most of the basin deposits.
Does the composition of sandstones and conglomerates in the Wrangell Mountains basin record growth and erosion of volcanic arcs, uplift of subduction complexes, and accretion of allochthonous terranes?
www.purdue.edu /eas/basin/wrangell_mtns.html   (309 words)

  
 Wrangell Mountains Center
In the process of helping people come to know the Wrangell Mountains, we are building a strong local, national, and international constituency for the protection of wildlands and the enhancement of mountain cultures in Alaska and beyond.
The Wrangell Mountains Center is headquartered in the "Old Hardware Store," a historic building which originally served as a general store for the boomtown of McCarthy during the copper mining period of the early-20th century.
Wrangell Mountain Center activities are managed by Robert Terwilliger, Executive Director.
www.alaska.net /~wmc/about.html   (1643 words)

  
 GORP - Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska - Geology
The Wrangell Mountains, which form much of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, are made up largely of thousands of lava flows that have been erupted mostly from large broad volcanoes during the past 26 million years.
This extensive volcanic terrain, which is called the Wrangell volcanic field, covers about 4,000 square miles — an area a little smaller than the State of Connecticut — and extends eastward from the Copper River Basin through the Wrangell Mountains, into the St. Elias Mountains of Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Essentially, the mountain ranges of interior Alaska are the result of the collision and accretion of smaller, moving tectonic plates with the North American continent.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/ak/geo_wran.htm   (2146 words)

  
 Wrangell - St Elias National Park Information Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Wrangell and St. Elias mountains form one continuous range running into Canada, and the Chugach Mountains merge with the St. Elias Mountains in the southeastern part of the unit.
The Wrangell Mountains have a large ice cap that feeds many large valley glaciers, and a group of volcanoes rise abruptly from the Copper River lowlands.
North of the Wrangell Mountains the climate is continental, also known as "cold snow forest." As in much of Interior Alaska, this zone is relatively dry, hot in summer and extremely cold in winter.
www.wrangell.st.elias.national-park.com /info.htm   (4632 words)

  
 AlaskaOne.com - Travel Planning Information for Alaska
Four major mountain ranges meet here, and includes 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the United States.
Dall sheep and mountain goats patrol the craggy peaks.
Hike into these mountains, float the rivers, ski across the glaciers, fly over the area, and see geology in the making.
www.alaskaone.com /wrangell   (290 words)

  
 Alaska wilderness adventure travel with Wrangell Outfitters in Wrangell - St Elias National Park Alaska, hiking, ...
We will enjoy the hospitality of the Ellis's devils mountain lodge and a short flight across the Nabesna river were we pack up the horses and start our adventure, spending the next 5 days on the trail in route to the gold mining village of Chisana.
We will be accommodated there by Wrangell R Ranch or Pioneer Outfitters and have a morning to explore the sights and history of the area before boarding the mail plane for a scenic flight to Tok Alaska.
Day ride on the excellent mountain horses to nearby high alpine valleys, lakes and creeks to view wildlife and the spectacular vista of the Wrangell Mountains, Fish, hike or just relax around camp.
www.wrangelloutfitters.com /adventureschedule.html   (1448 words)

  
 Forearc Basin Evolution Along Accretionary Convergent Margins, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska
he Wrangell Mountains basin is a Mesozoic forearc basin that developed during a period of accretionary tectonics in the northwestern Cordillera.
The Wrangell Mountains are an excellent place to study forearc basin development because the thick section of Mesozoic strata has been uplifted and is well exposed, structural and metamorphic deformation has been minimal, and a chronostratigraphic framework exists for most of the basin deposits.
Does the composition of sandstones and conglomerates in the Wrangell Mountains basin record growth and erosion of volcanic arcs, uplift of subduction complexes, and accretion of allochthonous terranes?
www.eas.purdue.edu /basin/wrangell_mtns.html   (309 words)

  
 USGS DDS-39, Volcanoes of the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet - Album   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Mount Wrangell, a 4,317-m (14,163 ft)-high andesite shield volcano is visible to the left on the skyline; it is the only volcano in the Wrangell Mountains to have had documented historical activity.
Capital Mountain, a 2,356-m (7,731 ft)-high andesite shield volcano, is in the middle foreground.
Mount Wrangell, a 4,317-m (14,163 ft)-high andesite shield volcano on the right skyline, is the only volcano in the Wrangell Mountains to have had documented historical activity consisting of several minor, possibly phreatic eruptions in the early 1900's.
geopubs.wr.usgs.gov /dds/dds-39/album.html   (4434 words)

  
 Alaska Outdoor Journal - High Adventure in the Mighty Wrangell Mountains of Alaska
This huge bowl in the mountain was formed long ago when the glacier carved its way completely through the face of the mountain, leaving behind a gigantic U-shaped window into the Nizina River drainage.
The air is clean, the scent of it alive with the mountains, crisp and clear with the all the freshness of the early season.
It is apparent that the female bears of this region enjoy the relative safety of the high barren mountain passes, the large aggressive males seeking out the richer lower valleys this early in the season.
alaskaoutdoorjournal.com /Activities/Hiking/adventurewrangell.html   (5477 words)

  
 Copper River Delta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
From its origin in the mountains at 3,400 feet elevation, it flows 287 miles to the Pacific Ocean, cutting deeply through the Wrangell and Chugach Mountains.
The Copper River then turns south and is the dividing line between the Chugach Mountains on the west and the Wrangells on the east.
Mountain goats are found in abundance in the Chugach Mountains to the north.
www.copperiver.com /crdelta.htm   (386 words)

  
 NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division
The Wrangell Mountains, which form much of WRST, are made up largely of numerous lava flows that have been erupted mostly from large broad volcanoes during the past 26 million years.
This extensive volcanic terrain, which is called the Wrangell volcanic field, covers about 4,000 mile square (10,400 km2) and extends eastward from the Copper River Basin through the Wrangell Mountains, into the St. Elias Mountains of Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Elsewhere, the lowlands are sandwiched between mountains and sea, or occur as narrow valleys and plateaus grading into uplands and serrated peaks (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1974).
www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/wrst   (3106 words)

  
 Wrangell Mountains --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The highest mountain in Australia, Mount Kosciusko, is one of the Snowy Mountains.
Although it is not related to the common ash, the mountain ash is so named because its leaves resemble those of the common ash.
The Kunlun Mountains form the northern wing of the Plateau of Tibet, which is part of the highest region in the world.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077536?tocId=9077536&query=saint   (886 words)

  
 Wrangell Alaska - Travel to Alaska
Wrangell is a hidden jewel, waiting to be discovered by you.
Wrangell also has the only regulation USGA rated golf course in Southeast Alaska.
Wrangell Island has over 100 miles of forest roads that offer mountain bikers, hikers, RV'ers, and other explorers access to remote lakes, rivers, campsites and scenic overlooks.
www.wrangell.com /visitors   (294 words)

  
 "Alaska's Keystone Adventures", Alaska River Rafting and Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The magnificent Wrangell Mountains provided obstacles for the early miners and explorers that are difficult to imagine until you see their rugged and harsh nature.
The abandoned Kennecott Copper Mine, in the heart of the Wrangells, was established and linked to the coast at Cordova in 1912 by railroad.
From this campsite a spectacular view of the regions mountains and glaciers is a constant reminder of Alaska's grand scale.
www.alaskawhitewater.com /combo.htm   (1542 words)

  
 Lodging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Wrangell - St. Elias Mountains are one of the most beautiful places in Alaska and are unsurpassed for their pristine mountain wilderness, ideal for outdoor adventures.
View three of the tallest mountains in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (Mt. Drum, Mt. Sanford, and Mt. Wrangell) and one of the tallest in North America - Mt. Sanford with its 9000 ft. vertical rock wall.
See the mountains and glaciers of the Wrangell St. ELias wilderness from the air on this fully narrated tour.
www.alaskayukontravel.com /lodging_tours.htm   (1345 words)

  
 Pangaea Adventures 15 day Mountain to Sea multi-Sport Expedition
This Multi-Activity tour of Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Prince William Sound is designed for the traveler interested in a 14 day vacation filled with spectacular scenery, wildlife, and activity.
Both the Chugach Mountains and the Wrangell Mountains are areas of great exploration opportunity.
The sights are inspiring with 16,000 foot peaks and 360 degree views of mountains and glaciers.
www.alaskasummer.com /pages/itinmtn2sea.html   (993 words)

  
 Wrangell, Alaska - Wrangell City Government
If you have room in your life for a haven then we would like to invite you to Wrangell, our island community located in the beautiful Alaska Inside Passage along the border of British Columbia.
Wrangell is a community rich in both past, present and future.
Russian and British forts were located here in the past two hundred years and now both the Alaskan and United States flags fly proudly.
www.wrangell.com /government   (176 words)

  
 July media highlights -- Geological Society of America Bulletin
Of particular interest are late Holocene glacier fluctuations in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, and the story of climate change being revealed in the wake of the retreating ice; and numerical modeling of fluid flow and oxygen isotope exchange provides new insights into the hydrological evolution of contact-metamorphic aureoles.
An excellent location to study an Ancestral Rocky Mountains basin is in south-central Colorado where Pennsylvanian-Permian strata have been uplifted in the high peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
The past fluctuations of nine glaciers in the Wrangell Mountains are dated primarily from forests previously overrun by ice and show intervals when the glaciers were more and less extensive than at present.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2002-07/gsoa-jmh070102.php   (1098 words)

  
 Alaskan Scenery Picture Galleries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Aleutian Range and Wrangell Mountains (3 pictures) - The scenic but not easily access Wrangell Mountains and the volcanic Aleutian Range.
Kenai Mountains (14 pictures) - Covering much of the Kenai Peninsula, the Kenai Mountains are an impressive sight.
Mountains (32 pictures) - Even when covered with snow, Alaska's mountains still offer some awesome scenery.
www.greatlandofalaska.com /pictures.html   (477 words)

  
 Photo Gallery - Wrangell Mountains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The northern Wrangell Mountains as in the background.
Sarah describing a glaciogenic startigraphic section from the Nikonda Creek Valley at Nabesna Glacier in the northern Wrangell Mountains.
Lichenometry was one of the dating techniques used in the Wrangell Mountain Glacier study.
www.wooster.edu /geology/tr/gallery.html   (158 words)

  
 Alaska River Rafting Adventure Tours
The Chitina River is born from the glaciers flanking the broad slopes of Mt. Logan (at 19,850 feet the second highest mountain in North America), the largest single mountain massif on earth...more...
We cruise along the Chugach Mountains on the Chitina River, eventually merging with the mighty Copper River, where we are likely to spot a wide variety of wildlife, possibly including eagles, bears, salmon, seals, otters, beavers, arctic terns and many others birds and mammals.
The Chitina River is born from the glaciers flanking the broad slopes of Mt. Logan (at 19,850 feet the second highest mountain in North America), the largest single mountain massif on earth.
www.steliasguides.com /alaska_river_rafting.htm   (1352 words)

  
 Stock Landscape images -- Alaska, North Carolina, Georgia, Smoky Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias, photos, prints, ...
Our culture's acceptance and perpetuation of the myth that we are separate from our environment is vital to the success of the industry that destroys this environment (thereby simultaneously destroying ourselves).
In order to change this, we have to accept that we're intrinsically a part of the world around us, that we are not separate from the forests, the deserts, the mountains, the bear, the eagles and the moose.
To really experience the world, we need to be in it, to allow ourselves the time to get to know the planet, the mountains, the forest and the desert.
www.alaskanalpinetreks.com /ImageGallery/Landscapes_3/Index.html   (923 words)

  
 Protected Areas Programme -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Geologically the mountains are included in the Pacific mountain system and include the 80 mile-long Bagley Icefield, the second highest peak in the US (Mount St. Elias) and the largest piedmont glacier on the North American continent (Malaspina Glacier).
Elsewherelowlands are sandwiched between mountains and sea or occur as narrow valleys and plateaux grading into upland and serrated peaks.
In the southern portion of the park, the mean monthly temperature is 12°C in summer and -3°C in winter, changing to 10°C in summer and -8°C in winter in the north.
www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/wrangell.html   (1078 words)

  
 Princess' Copper River Lodge Excursions Showcase Wrangell-St. Elias: Princess Alaska Lodges
Wrangell Mountains Nature Hike - Participants will enjoy trekking through a thick forest to a clearing that affords dramatic views of the monumental mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
The tour includes spectacular overviews for admiring or photographing the mountain setting, along with short hikes of low-to-moderate difficulty with some uneven terrain.
Stops include Alyeska Pipeline, Downtown Chitna, Spirit Mountain Artworks, Chitna Emporium, Copper River Fish Wheels, Liberty Falls, George Ashby Museum in Copper Center and the historic Copper Center Lodge, considered the jewel of Alaskan Roadhouses.
www.princesslodges.com /prcopper1.htm   (1185 words)

  
 Alaska mountains tour, Wrangell Mountain Air
Wrangell Mountain Air - Alaskamountain tours in Wrangell St. Elias National Park
Wrangell Mountain Air recommend that you purchase travel insurance in case you have to change or cancel you travel plans.
Upon advancement of deposit to Wrangell Mountain Air, Inc., the depositor agrees to be bound by all of the above stated terms and conditions.
www.wrangellmountainair.com /reservations.htm   (509 words)

  
 Wrangell Mountains -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The range is just to the northwest of the (Click link for more info and facts about Saint Elias Mountains) Saint Elias Mountains, which are along the coast of the (A gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago) Gulf of Alaska.
The ranges have the effect of blocking the inland areas from warmer moist air from over the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean.
The inland areas to the north of the Wrangell Mountains are therefore among the coldest areas of (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North America during the winter.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wr/wrangell_mountains.htm   (243 words)

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