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Telaquana Mountain is a remote 8,070-foot glaciated peak in Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, in the Neacola Mountains of the Aleutian Range. Noted for its steep relief and isolation, it rises sharply above nearby glaciers and sends water north toward the Telaquana River and south into the Mulchatna River. The area has a tundra climate shaped by North Pacific weather, with cold snowy winters, cool summers, and heavy rain and snow. Beyond its physical prominence, the mountain holds deep cultural significance for the Denaʼina people, who know it as Nduk'eyux Dghil'u and regard it in tradition as the source from which all animals were released.
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Port Alsworth, Alaska · United States
