Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska Jan 4, 2026

Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska

Kings Mountain in Alaska"s Chugach Mountains isn"t just another bump on the horizon—it"s the kind of rugged beauty that makes you slow down and stare. Rising over 5,800 feet and sitting roughly 22 miles northeast of Palmer, this peak towers over mile 75 of the Glenn Highway, a route famous for its dramatic scenery. Its slopes bear the marks of ancient glaciers, etched into ridges and valleys that seem tailor-made for adventure.

© Chris Moore - Exploring Light Photography/TANDEM Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Jan 4, 2019Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
Jan 4, 2020Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
Jan 4, 2021Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
Jan 4, 2022Borrego Badlands
Jan 4, 2023Earth at Perihelion
Jan 4, 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Jan 4, 2025Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jan 9, 2022Rice processing in Bangladesh
Feb 16, 2020When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
Jun 26, 2022Pride 2022
Sep 18, 2019Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
Dec 24, 2019Dashing through the snow
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
Jan 23, 2018Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
Jul 1, 2024Canada Day
Apr 29, 2018National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
Sep 20, 2025Oktoberfest begins!
May 13, 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
Jul 23, 2020At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
Aug 23, 2025St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
Apr 7, 2018The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
Apr 8, 2025Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan
Mar 1, 2023Womens History Month
Aug 20, 2021Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
Jan 2, 2025Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
Jul 9, 2021A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
Jan 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Mar 18, 2024Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Aug 13, 2025Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
Oct 8, 2021An uncommonly cool critter
Jun 17, 2018Papa was a flightless bird
Dec 7, 2018Honoring our fallen heroes
Nov 7, 2019Paris is photo-ready this week
Jan 6, 2019A winter wonderland in Northeast China
Nov 6, 2019Saffron in bloom
May 11, 2018Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
May 18, 2023International Museum Day