Alyeska

3 60.96°, -149.09° S
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Girdwood combines a compact Alaskan community with steep Chugach Mountain terrain in a way that reflects its position at the head of Turnagain Arm. Although it lies within the Municipality of Anchorage, Girdwood has a distinct mountain-resort identity, with the Alyeska ski area shaping local life and access to the surrounding backcountry. Turnagain Arm is a long, narrow tidal inlet of Cook Inlet, framed by forested lower slopes and high glaciated country. The arm is noted for its powerful tidal bore, while the Alaska Railroad and Seward Highway make Girdwood an important stop between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula.

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Alyeska
City Alyeska

Built around the slopes developed for Alyeska Resort, Alyeska grew into a year-round mountain base above Turnagain Arm on Alaska’s south-central coast. The resort sits in the Chugach Mountains, where winter skiing gives way to summer hiking and terrain rises sharply from the arm’s tidal shoreline. Alyeska Resort opened in 1954 and remains one of Alaska’s best-known ski destinations; its aerial tramway links the base area with Mount Alyeska. Nearby Girdwood provides the local community setting, with the annual Girdwood Forest Fair bringing artists, musicians and food stalls together each summer. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Alaska.

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Built around the homelands of Indigenous peoples and later linked by fur-trade and mining routes, Alaska grew into the largest state in the United States. These coordinates lie in the Interior, where the Tanana River crosses a country of broad lowlands, boreal forest and long winters. Alaska extends from the Gulf of Alaska to the Arctic Ocean and includes Denali, North America’s highest mountain. Athabascan communities remain central to the living cultural fabric of the interior. The Alaska Railroad reached Fairbanks in 1923, helping connect this remote region with the coast. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Interior Alaska.

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The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.

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