The Harding and Sargent Icefields, as well as the many glaciers that originate from them, derive in the Kenai Mountains. Several prime fish-producing rivers, including the Kenai River and the Russian River, also flow from the mountains.
The name "Kenai" was first published by Constantin Grewingk in 1849, who obtained his information from I. G. Wosnesenski's account of a voyage to the area in 1842. The Kenai Indian's name for the mountain range is "Truuli."
A small plane crashed on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula after it was reported overdue ... They were taken to an area hospital to be evaluated ... State police believed the plane was in the area of Tustumena Lake and the Kenai Mountains near the community of Homer.
... The 60,000-acre (24,200-hectare) Tustumena Lake, the largest freshwater body on the Kenai Peninsula, is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, with nearby mountains and a glacier.
... on the Kenai Peninsula ... Conditions around the lake, with nearby mountains, a glacier and gusty winds, can cause havoc at the largest freshwater lake on the Kenai Peninsula for both boats and planes.
... on the Kenai Peninsula ... Conditions around the lake, with nearby mountains, a glacier and gusty winds, can cause havoc at the largest freshwater lake on the Kenai Peninsula for both boats and planes.