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On a clear day straight down the road to the east, the Wrangell Mountains can be seen from left to right as Mount Sanford at 16,237 feet, Mount Drum at 12,010 feet, Mount Wrangell at 14,163 feet, and Mount Blackburn at 16,390 feet. Mount Wrangell is the largest active volcano in Alaska. Since the 1964 Alaskan Earthquake, Mount Wrangell has been warming up. Ice and snow that was 160 feet deep in 1964 is now hot bare rock, sometimes reaching 180 degrees Fahrenheit. On cold clear mornings, steam can be seen rising from its summit. Large as they seem, the Wrangells are just the beginning of an enormous chain of tall mountains that runs into Canada.
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