Straightaway glacier
| Straightaway glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 22 km | |
| Exposure | northwest | |
| Altitude range | 2800 m - 1000 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.7 km; Max. 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 8 ′ N , 151 ° 23 ′ W | |
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| drainage | → Foraker River | |
The Straightaway Glacier is a 22 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 the Kahiltna Dome at an altitude of around 2800 m . The glacier flows in a tight curve to the right below the north flank of Mount Crosson . In the 700 m wide and almost 6 km long central section, the glacier flows northeast. Finally, he turns abruptly to the northwest. In the lower area the glacier has a width of 1.5 km. It ends at an altitude of 1000 m . The 7.5 km long drain flows into the Foraker River .