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Matanuska Glacier is a valley glacier in the US state of Alaska. At 27 miles (43 km) long by 4 miles (6.4 km) wide, it is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States. Its terminus feeds the Matanuska River. [2] It lies near the Glenn Highway about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Anchorage in Glacier View. The glacier flows about ...
Scenic Byways The Glenn Highway (part of Alaska Route 1 ) is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska , extending 179 miles (288 km) from Anchorage near Merrill Field to Glennallen on the Richardson Highway .
Matanuska Glacier is the state’s largest glacier accessible by road, according to Alaska’s official travel arm, Travel Alaska, but Sass said it used to be even easier to reach.
Glacier View is located in the eastern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough at (61.818532, -147.714741 It is bordered to the east by the Eureka Roadhouse CDP and to the west by the Chickaloon CDP. It is on the north side of the valley of the Matanuska River , along Alaska Route 1 , the Glenn Highway, which leads west 60 miles (97 km) to Palmer and ...
The Matanuska River (Dena'ina: Ch'atanhtnu; Ahtna: Ts'itonhna’) is a 75-mile (121 km) long river in Southcentral Alaska, United States. [3] The river drains a broad valley south of the Alaska Range eponymously known as the Matanuska Valley .
This peak of the Matanuska Valley is set midway between Anchorage and Glennallen, near mile 90 of the Glenn Highway. It is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Matanuska Glacier and 3.7 mi (6 km) southwest of Amulet Peak. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Monument and Coal creeks, which are tributaries of the Matanuska River.
Protected areas of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (/ m æ t ə ˈ n uː s k ə s uː ˈ s ɪ t n ə /; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. [1] It is known for the world record sized cabbages and other vegetables displayed annually in Palmer at the ...