Herron glacier
| Herron glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 25 km | |
| Exposure | North northwest | |
| Altitude range | 4900 m - 850 m | |
| width | ⌀ 1.2 km; Max. 1.6 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 4 ′ N , 151 ° 37 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Herron River → Foraker River | |
The Herron Glacier is a 25 km long valley glacier in Denali National Park in the Alaska Range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient zone is on the western flank of Mount Foraker at an altitude of 4900 m . The glacier initially flows in a west-northwest direction, later to the north. The lower end of the glacier is at an altitude of about 850 m and forms the origin of the Herron River . The width of the glacier is 1600 m in the lower area.