"Ruth Glacier Great Gorge, Alaska Range, Denali NP" Photography art prints and posters by Tom Dempsey

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Granite cliffs soar a mile above the mile-wide Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. Flightsee over a vast wilderness of glaciers and icy peaks in the Alaska Range. Ruth Glacier was 3800 feet thick in 1983 and flows 3 feet a day from Mount McKinley / Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it. The native Athabaskan name "Denali" is correct according to the Alaska Board of Geographic Names and to most Alaskans, while "Mount McKinley" is correct according to the United States Board on Geographic Names. Alaska’s attempts to change the name to Denali at the national level have been regularly blocked by Ohio congressmen protecting the honor of former president William McKinley who was born in Ohio.

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