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Denmark Peak is an 8,660-foot mountain in Alaska's Chugach Mountains near the head of the Matanuska Glacier, about midway between Anchorage and Glennallen. Its runoff drains north toward the upper Matanuska River system. Officially named in 1977, it was grouped with Sweden Peak, Norway Peak, and Finland Peak to honor Scandinavian settlers in Alaska. Although the lowest summit in this cluster around the unofficially named Scandinavia Glacier, Denmark Peak rises sharply above the ice, climbing 3,960 feet above the Matanuska Glacier in just one mile. The area has a tundra climate, with severe winter cold, heavy precipitation, and milder conditions in May and June.
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