Dall Glacier
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View over the Alaska range, the Dall Glacier flows into the valley of the East Fork Yentna River (center left) |
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location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
Mountains | Alaska chain | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
length | 35 km | |
Exposure | South southeast | |
Altitude range | 1800 m - 200 m | |
width | ⌀ 1.3 km | |
Coordinates | 62 ° 38 ′ N , 152 ° 4 ′ W | |
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drainage | East Fork Yentna River → Yentna River |
The Dall Glacier is a 35 km long valley glacier in the Alaska Range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient zone is located on the southeast flank of Mount Russell at about 1800 m . The Dall Glacier flows in an arc, initially towards the west-southwest and finally to the south-southeast. The 370 km² catchment area of the Dall Glacier extends over its tributary glaciers to Mount Dall in the southwest . The upper half of the glacier is within Denali National Park , the lower half in Denali National Preserve . The lower end of the glacier is about 200 m below the Yentna Glacier on the west bank of the East Fork Yentna River .