Usage examples (29)

• alpenglow can be caused by snow, moisture, or ice on mountain sides which receive the scattered red light from the setting Sun.
• The volcano did not shine or sparkle in the false alpenglow.
• Peach-colored alpenglow illuminated the great peaks, giving hint of the sun's impending presence.
• The lower ranges were forested, as was the valley between, and there was a redmauve alpenglow on the great peak that rose from the head of the valley.