Matanuska Glacier

Matanuska Glacier is a large valley glacier in Alaska near the Glenn Highway at Glacier View, about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage. About 27 miles long and 4 miles wide, it is the largest glacier in the United States accessible by car. Its terminus feeds the Matanuska River, and although the ice continues to move at about 1 foot per day, melting on the lower glacier kept the terminus in nearly the same position over the three decades before 2007. The glacier lies within Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site, where public access is shaped by a toll crossing controlled through a private entity affiliated with Cook Inlet Region, Inc.

Glacier View, Alaska · United States