West Fork Glacier (Chulitna River)
| West Fork Glacier | ||
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| location | Alaska ( USA ) | |
| Mountains | Alaska chain | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 14 km | |
| Exposure | east | |
| Altitude range | 1800 m - 950 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.9 km | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 17 ′ N , 150 ° 5 ′ W | |
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| drainage | West Fork Chulitna River | |
The West Fork Glacier (English West Fork Glacier ) is a 14 km long valley glacier in Denali National Park in the Alaska Range in Alaska (USA).
geography
The glacier's nutrient zone is on the southern flank of the Alaska range south of the Anderson Pass . The glacier flows in an easterly direction. The lower end of the glacier lies at an altitude of about 950 m and forms the origin of the West Fork Chulitna River . The width of the glacier is 900 m.