Matanuska Glacier is a valley glacier in the US state of Alaska. At long by wide, it is the largest glacier accessible by car in the United States. Its terminus feeds the Matanuska River.Matanuska River It lies near the Glenn Highway about northeast of Anchorage in Glacier View. The glacier flows about per day. Due to ablation of the lower glacier, , the location of the glacier terminus has changed little over the previous three decades.
Ownership and access The glacier is located in Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site, an Alaska State Park with trails and a small campground.Matanuska Glacier SRS, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Although the park is public, a private entity affiliated with Cook Inlet Region, Inc. charges a toll on the only bridge connecting the park to Alaska Route 1.
Name The glacier is the eponym of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry MV Matanuska.
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See also Matanuska Formation Glacier National Park List of glaciers
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