Buckskin Glacier
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Denali in the background, the Buckskin Glacier in the lower right corner |
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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 | |
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drainage | Hidden River → Chulitna River |
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.
Web links
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