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One Of The Knife Creek Glaciers, Katmai National Park And Preserve

A brown glacier flowing between two snowy mountains and emptying out into a brown river in Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai National Park and Preserve
NPS - Chad Hults
Monday, November 11, 2024

Some 3,000 feet (914 m) below Mount Katmai and encroaching into the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes are the Knife Creek Glaciers, covered with as much as 6 feet (2 meters) of ash and pumice. Hikers can walk right up to the foot of, and even onto the glaciers, if they wish (with caution).

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