Mount Susitna, a 4,396-foot mountain in Alaska about 33 miles northwest of Anchorage, is informally known as 'The Sleeping Lady' for its resemblance to the shape of a woman at rest: A photograph ...

Mount Susitna was carved by ancient glacial ice; However, an article published in the Anchorage Chronicle in 2003 suggests the name was made up by a high school student named Nancy Lesh.

A small plane headed from Anchorage to an Iditarod Trail hunting lodge crashed nose-first into a Susitna River sandbar Tuesday night, killing the pilot and passenger, safety investigators said ...