swap_horiz Ptarmigan Cirque Alternatives

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Ruth Amphitheater

The Ruth Amphitheater is a significant geological formation within Denali National Park, Alaska. It’s a large glacial ci...

USA Massive Glacier Denali

9.8 Brilliant

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Cirque of the Towers

The Cirque of the Towers is a dramatic glacial cirque situated within Wyoming’s Wind River Range. Its notable feature is...

Iconic USA Wyoming Alpine

9.2 Excellent

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Titcomb Basin

Titcomb Basin is a stunning glacial cirque situated within the Wind River Range of Wyoming. Its prominent granite peaks...

USA Wyoming Backcountry Lake

9.1 Excellent

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Chasm Lake

Chasm Lake is a strikingly beautiful alpine lake situated within a cirque carved into the rock face below Longs Peak in...

USA Alpine Colorado Longs Peak

8.9 Great

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Tasman Glacier Head Cirque

The Tasman Glacier Head Cirque is a dramatic U-shaped valley carved by glacial ice in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. It re...

New Zealand Alpine Southern Alps Mount Cook Np

8.9 Great

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Waterton Glacier Cirques

Waterton Glacier Cirques represent dramatic geological formations sculpted by glacial activity within the Waterton-Glaci...

Alpine Montana Alberta Glacier Waterton Canada USA

8.9 Great

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Kahiltna Cirque

Located on Denali in Alaska, USA, the Kahiltna Cirque is the primary glacial source of the Kahiltna Glacier, the longest...

USA High Altitude Glacier Denali

8.8 Great

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Chicago Basin

Chicago Basin is a remote glacial cirque in Colorado's Needle Mountains, USA, notable for containing three fourteeners a...

USA Colorado Remote Needle Mountains

8.8 Great

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Iceberg Lake Cirque

Iceberg Lake Cirque is a steep-walled basin in Montana's Glacier National Park, USA, famous for its deep tarn that retai...

USA Montana Lake Scenic

8.8 Great

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Tuckerman Ravine

Tuckerman Ravine is a prominent glacial cirque on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, USA, famous for its extreme spring...

Iconic USA Ski New Hampshire

8.7 Great

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Yankee Boy Basin

Yankee Boy Basin is a renowned glacial cirque near Ouray, Colorado, USA, celebrated for its spectacular wildflower bloom...

USA Colorado Wildflower San Juan Mountains

8.6 Great

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Grinnell Glacier Cirque

Situated in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, Grinnell Glacier Cirque contains the heavily studied Grinnell Glacier,...

USA Montana Glacier Glacier Np

8.6 Great

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Glacier Basin (RMNP)

Glacier Basin is a prominent cirque in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, USA, notable for its accessible hiking t...

USA Alpine Colorado Rocky Mountain Np

8.6 Great

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Ice Lake Basin

Situated in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, USA, Ice Lake Basin is a vibrant glacial cirque famous for its strikingl...

USA Alpine Colorado Wildflower

8.5 Great

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Kerlingarfjöll Cirques

The Kerlingarfjöll Cirques are notable glacial valleys in Iceland's central highlands, distinguished by their volcanic o...

Geothermal Alpine Iceland Highlands

8.5 Great

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Chimney Pond

Located in Maine's Baxter State Park, Chimney Pond is a notable cirque tarn situated directly at the base of Mount Katah...

USA Lake Maine Katahdin

8.4 Great

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Palisade Glacier Cirque

A high-altitude cirque in the Sierra Nevada, California, containing Palisade Glacier, the southernmost true glacier in t...

USA California Sierra Nevada Alpine

8.4 Great

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Sperry Glacier Cirque

A glacially carved cirque in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, sheltering Sperry Glacier, one of the park's named ret...

USA Montana Glacier Backcountry

8.2 Great

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Andrews Tarn

Andrews Tarn is a glacial cirque lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA, situated directly below Andrews Gl...

USA Alpine Glacier Colorado

7.8 Good

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Table Mountain Cirque

Table Mountain Cirque is a distinct glacial basin carved into a flat-topped peak in the United States, notable for its s...

USA Alpine Washington Wildflower

6.2 Fair