Worthington Glacier, Alaska, USA

Drive to Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site near Thompson Pass in the Chugach Mountains, at milepost 28.7 of Richardson Highway east of Valdez, Alaska, USA. See one of the few US glaciers accessible by paved highway. Like most of Alaskas glaciers, this valley glacier has been steadily retreating for the last 150 years, but not as dramatically as many others. Thompson Pass is the snowiest place recorded in Alaska, with 551.5 inches (1,401 cm) of snow per year on average. The winter of 1952-1953 set an Alaskan record of more than 80 feet of snow. An Alaskan record snowfall of 62 inches (160 cm) fell in a single day, December 29, 1955.

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Drive to Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site near Thompson Pass in the Chugach Mountains, at milepost 28.7 of Richardson Highway east of Valdez, Alaska, USA. See one of the few US glaciers accessible by paved highway. Like most of Alaskas glaciers, this valley glacier has been steadily retreating for the last 150 years, but not as dramatically as many others. Thompson Pass is the snowiest place recorded in Alaska, with 551.5 inches (1,401 cm) of snow per year on average. The winter of 1952-1953 set an Alaskan record of more than 80 feet of snow. An Alaskan record snowfall of 62 inches (160 cm) fell in a single day, December 29, 1955.