Buckskin Glacier

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Buckskin Glacier
Denali in the background, the Buckskin Glacier in the lower right corner

Denali in the background, the Buckskin Glacier in the lower right corner

location Alaska ( USA )
Mountains Alaska chain
Type Valley glacier
length 22 km
Exposure East-Southeast
Altitude range 1650  m  -  500  m
width ⌀ 1.3 km
Coordinates 62 ° 59 ′  N , 150 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 59 ′  N , 150 ° 19 ′  W
Buckskin Glacier (Alaska)
Buckskin Glacier
drainage Hidden River → Chulitna River
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The Buckskin Glacier is a 22 km long valley glacier on the southeast flank of the Alaska range in Alaska (USA).

geography

The glacier is entirely within Denali National Park . The nutrient area of ​​the Buckskin Glacier is located on the northeast flank of the Moos Tooth at an altitude of about 1650  m . The average 1.3 km wide glacier flows in an easterly direction and ends at an altitude of 500  m . The 30 km long Hidden River , a tributary of the Chulitna River , drains the glacier.

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