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Tordrillo Mountains

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The Tordrillos are primarily a volcanic range, like most of the neighboring Aleutian Range; however some of the peaks (for example, Mount Torbert) are not volcanoes.
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Despite their proximity to Anchorage, the Tordrillos see little recreational or climbing activity. However, Mount Spurr and nearby
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Hayes Volcano is a completely ice-covered volcano, only discovered in 1975, located just to the northeast of
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aleutian Range
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Elevation
Coordinates
61°24′32″N 152°24′50″W / 61.40889°N 152.41389°W / 61.40889; -152.41389
Matanuska-Susitna
Kenai Peninsula
southcentral
U.S. state
Alaska
Anchorage
Mount Torbert
Chigmit Mountains
Aleutian Range
Revelation Mountains
Alaska Range
Skwentna River
Chakachamna Lake
Chakachatna River
Mount Spurr
Cook Inlet
Capps Glacier
Triumvirate Glacier
Hayes Glacier
Trimble Glacier
Crater Peak
Alaska Volcano Observatory
Mount Torbert
Mount Gerdine
Mount Spurr
Mount Nagishlamina

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