Byron Glacier
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Byron Glacier is a scenic valley glacier in Alaska known for its accessible hiking trail and dramatic ice formations within the Chugach National Forest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byron Glacier canonical | 2 |
| Byron Glacier Trail | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Portage Glacier Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Portage Glacier Road
Seward Highway ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFromAnchorage | approximately 50 miles southeast ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Byron Creek ⓘ |
| elevationType | low-elevation glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
Byron Glacier
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Byron Glacier Trail
|
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
ice caves ⓘ moraine ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Anchorage
ⓘ
surface form:
Anchorage, Alaska
|
| hasNearbyFacility | Begich, Boggs Visitor Center ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
day hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| hasSignage | interpretive signs along trail ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Chugach Mountains ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasse danger ⓘ icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessibility for hikers
ⓘ
dramatic ice formations ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Chugach Mountains ⓘ Chugach National Forest ⓘ Kenai Peninsula Borough ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| near |
Portage Lake
ⓘ
Portage Valley ⓘ Whittier, Alaska ⓘ |
| offers | family-friendly hiking ⓘ |
| partOf | Chugach National Forest glacier system ⓘ |
| photogenic | true ⓘ |
| region | Southcentral Alaska ⓘ |
| season | primarily visited in summer ⓘ |
| tourismType |
hiking destination
ⓘ
sightseeing destination ⓘ |
| trailDifficulty | easy to moderate ⓘ |
| trailLengthApprox | about 1.4 miles one way ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Byron Glacier Trail