Broad glacier flowing through a mountain valley near the Richardson Highway in Alaska, framed by dark rocky slopes and snow-covered peaks.

Glacier Valley Landscape Near Paxson, Alaska

This image shows a broad glacier extending through a rugged mountain valley near the Richardson Highway in the Paxson area of Alaska, with snow-covered peaks rising behind it.
A broad glacier and snow-covered mountain range fill a rugged valley near Paxson, Alaska.
A glacier-filled mountain valley beneath snow-covered peaks near Paxson, Alaska.
10.09.2016 · Richardson Highway, Paxson, Unorganized Borough, Alaska, United States
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A broad white glacier extends through a rugged mountain valley near the Richardson Highway in the Paxson area of Alaska. Snow-covered peaks, dark rocky slopes and muted foreground vegetation create a detailed autumn landscape scene with clear daylight and strong natural contrast.

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Captured in September 2016, the scene combines a bright glacier, dark rocky slopes and snow-covered mountains in the eastern Alaska Range region. Low brown and muted green vegetation covers the open foreground, while clear daylight brings out the contrast between ice, rock and valley terrain. The photograph is suited to editorial, geographic, environmental and landscape-focused use.

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It shows a broad glacier surrounded by rugged, snow-covered mountains near the Richardson Highway in the Paxson area.

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