Kahiltna Glacier

Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier to the right
Map showing the location of Kahiltna Glacier
Map showing the location of Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier
TypeValley glacier
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska and Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates62°45′57″N 151°18′12″W / 62.76583°N 151.30333°W / 62.76583; -151.30333
Length44 miles (71 km)
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Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier of the Alaska Range in the U.S. state of Alaska. It starts on the southwest slope of Denali near Kahiltna Pass (elevation 10,320 ft (3,150 m)). Its main channel runs almost due south between Mount Foraker to the west and Mount Hunter to the east.[1][2] The name was first reported as "Car-ilt-nu Glacier" by Alaska Range explorer Lt. J.S. Herron in 1902. An alternate name is Kagheltnu Li'a.[3] Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier in the Alaska Range at 44 miles (71 km) in length.[4]

  1. ^ "Map of Denali National Park and Preserve". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ^ Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. National Geographic Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
  3. ^ "Kahiltna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  4. ^ "Glaciers". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 29 March 2013.