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The 25-mile-long Knik Glacier snakes out of the Chugach Mountains before tumbling dramatically into an iceberg-studded lake that feeds the Knik River. With a five-mile-wide face and daily calving, the glacier’s an impressive sight: Its 400-foot-tall walls of ice rise up from a lake where those icebergs are floating, turning, and breaking apart.
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Knik Glacier: Flightseeing, ATV Tour, or Hike for View. View on Map. The 25-mile-long Knik Glacier snakes out of the Chugach Mountains before tumbling dramatically into an iceberg-studded lake that feeds the Knik River.
Set foot on the spectacular Matanuska Glacier, visit the impressive Knik Glacier or take a once-in-a-lifetime flightseeing tour of the glaciers surrounding Denali. Learn more about the beautiful Mat-Su glaciers.
An overnight, late-July tent-camping adventure on the lake in front of the 400-foot-high, 25-mile-long Knik Glacier.
Knik Glacier Tours. 383 reviews. #3 of 27 Outdoor Activities in Palmer. Nature & Wildlife Tours. Closed now. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. See all photos. About. Palmer, Alaska. Contact. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. Tours and Tickets by Knik Glacier Tours.
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The Knik Glacier (Dena'ina: Skitnu Łi'a) is an ice field located 50 miles (80 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains. The ice field averages over 25 miles (40 km) long and over 5 miles (8.0 km) across, making it one of the largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska.
Feb 24, 2023 · Whether from the top of the 800-foot Butte, the first bench on the way up Pioneer Peak, or from the Government Peak Recreation Area single-track mountain biking trails, Knik Glacier glows its signature aquamarine.
