Harper Glacier (Alaska)

Harper Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates on Denali at more than 19,000 feet (5,800 m) between Denali's North Peak and South Peak, falling to the northeast between the Karsten Ridge and the Taylor Spur. From about 12,000 feet (3,700 m) it falls between Pioneer Ridge and Karpe Ridge in the Great Icefall down to the Lower Icefall to become Muldrow Glacier.[1][2][3] In 1913, the glacier was named by Hudson Stuck after Walter Harper, a Koyukon mountaineer and the first man to reach the summit of Denali.[3]

For the glacier in Antarctica, see Harper Glacier (Antarctica).
Harper Glacier
Map showing the location of Harper Glacier
Map showing the location of Harper Glacier
Harper Glacier
TypeValley glacier
LocationDenali Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates63°05′22″N 150°58′37″W

See also

References
  1. "Map of Denali National Park and Preserve". Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. National Geographic Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
  3. "Harper Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 April 2013.


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