Klutlan glacier
Klutlan glacier | ||
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Mountaineering route to Mount Churchill over the Klutlan Glacier |
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location | Alaska (USA), Yukon (Canada) | |
Mountains | Elias chain | |
Type | Valley glacier | |
length | 85 km | |
Exposure | east | |
Altitude range | 3350 m - 1000 m | |
width | ⌀ 2.8 km | |
Coordinates | 61 ° 27 ′ N , 141 ° 11 ′ W | |
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drainage | Generc River → White River |
The Klutlan Glacier is an 85 km long valley glacier in the Wrangell St. Elias National Park .
Its nutrient area is on the eastern flank of Mount Churchill and Mount Bona . It flows eastward, past Mount Natazhat , across the border from Alaska to the Canadian Yukon Territory , where it forms the headwaters of the Generc River , a tributary of the White River . Larger tributary glaciers are Nesham and Brabazon glaciers , both from the right.