Worthington Glacier Richardson Highway Chugach National Forest

The Richardson Highway offers great views of the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, USA.

RV's cruise along the Richardson Highway which travels through the Chugach Mountains and the Chugach National Forest near Thompson Pass in Alaska, USA to see the natural beauty of the Worthington Glacier. This glacier is one of the most reachable throughout Alaska as a parking lot sits within a few feet of its beauty in the Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site. There is a viewing shelter where information of the history of the glacier is available.

The Worthington Glacier has been retreating at a fairly steady pace for the last 150 years with the upper basin sitting at 5,500 feet and an accumulation of approximately 28 feet of snow yearly. Many RV's travel the Richardson Highway during the summer months to explore the wilderness of Alaska from Valdez to Fairbanks with many stops in between. The Worthington Glacier is a destination where many tourists stop to hike the trails around the glacier landscape.

The RV's on the Richardson Highway travel through the Chugach Mountains and Chugach National Forest as it passes over Thompson Pass on the way to Valdez, Alaska.

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Photo Title: Worthington Glacier Richardson Highway Chugach National Forest

The Richardson Highway offers great views of the Worthington Glacier in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, USA.