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Exit Glacier, a valley glacier flowing from the Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park, is one of Alaska’s most accessible and visited glaciers, with trails leading to its terminus and onward into alpine country. Its name arose from a 1968 expedition that crossed the Harding Icefield from Chernof Glacier and descended here en route to Seward, making this their documented exit route; the party also made the first recorded ascent of 6,612-foot Truuli Peak. Today the glacier is closely watched as a visible sign of climate change, with scientists tracking its rapid retreat and broad public attention drawn to its shrinking ice.
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Lowell Point, Alaska · United States
