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period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The last glacial retreat in the Alpine Lakes area began about 14,000 years ago and was north of the Canada–US border by 10,000 years ago. The U-shaped
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danger. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the
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in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the Alpine Lakes
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