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Glacial Thinning and Retreat at Windy Pass: 1919-2011

A photo pair showing Glacial Thinning and Retreat at Windy Pass: 1919-2011

The 1919 photo shows the Stephen R. Capps’ United States Geological Survey field party crossing into Windy Creek from the Sanctuary River Valley. Note a significant melting of the cirque glaciers at the head of Windy Creek.

Original year: 1919; Rephoto year: 2011

U.S. National Park Service

Photos and photo pairs are pre-approved for educational use ONLY. To use them in educational products, credit them the same way as they are credited on the website, Photo Credit: Original photographer: Stephen R. Capps (UAF, APR #83‐149‐2155); Rephoto photographer: R.D. Karpilo. For any other use beyond education, contact Denali National Park and Preserve for additional copyright information on specific images of interest.

Original photographer: Stephen R. Capps (UAF, APR #83‐149‐2155); Rephoto photographer: R.D. Karpilo

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Denali National Park and Preserve, Code: DENA

Windy Pass, Alaska Range mountains, Alaska
Latitude: 63.498, Longitude: -149.132

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Latitude: 63.3182792663574, Longitude: -150.602905273438

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