The Wrangell Mountains

On a fair-weather day, the view to the east from the Glenn, Richardson, and Edgerton Highways between Slana and Chitina is dominated by four glacier-clad volcanoes. Mt. Sanford (16,237'), Mt. Drum (12,010'), Mount Wrangell (14,163'), and Mount Blackburn (16,390'). Although they rise from a base of ridges that themselves reach 6,000', their volcanic summits are so large that they dwarf the landscape at their bases. This large volcanic field forms part of the park's mountainous backbone.