Glacier descending between dark mountain slopes above braided meltwater channels, gravel, and yellow autumn trees in Alaska.

Alaska Glacier Landscape with Braided Meltwater Channels

This detailed landscape photograph shows a broad glacier descending between mountain slopes, with braided meltwater channels and yellow autumn trees across the foreground and middle ground.
Detailed Alaska glacier landscape with braided meltwater channels, dark mountains, gravel, and yellow autumn trees.
A glacier, braided meltwater channels, and yellow autumn trees in Alaska.
19.09.2016 · Lower Summit Lake Viewpoint Parking, Seward Highway, Gilpatricks, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
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A broad glacier descends between dark mountain slopes above a gravel outwash plain in Alaska. Braided shallow meltwater channels cross the foreground, while yellow autumn trees add color beneath a partly cloudy sky.

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Captured in September 2016 near Lower Summit Lake Viewpoint Parking on the Seward Highway in Gilpatricks, Alaska, the image looks across a dark gravel outwash plain toward a glacier. Layered ice, ridges, crevasses, shadowed mountain walls, shallow water channels, and bright autumn foliage create strong natural texture and depth. The photograph is suited to editorial, geographic, environmental, and landscape-focused visual projects.

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Bring natural scale and texture to editorial, travel, and environmental projects with this detailed Alaska glacier landscape, featuring layered ice, mountain slopes, autumn trees, and braided meltwater channels.

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What is visible in this Alaska glacier photograph?

A broad glacier, dark mountain slopes, braided shallow meltwater channels, gravel, and yellow autumn trees are visible.

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The photograph was captured on September 19, 2016.

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It was captured at Lower Summit Lake Viewpoint Parking on the Seward Highway in Gilpatricks, Alaska.

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