Root Glacier

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glacier valley glacier

Root Glacier is a prominent valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking blue ice, crevasses, and accessibility to hikers and ice climbers within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Root Glacier canonical 4

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ
accessPoint Kennicott ⓘ
McCarthy Road terminus area ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
flowsFrom Wrangell Mountains ⓘ
geologicalType valley glacier ⓘ
hasColor blue ⓘ
hasFeature crevasse fields ⓘ
ice caves ⓘ
moraines ⓘ
moulins ⓘ
seracs ⓘ
surface streams ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity backcountry travel ⓘ
guided glacier tours ⓘ
hazard crevasses ⓘ
falling into moulins ⓘ
slippery ice surfaces ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Wrangell Mountains ⓘ
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
near Kennicott ⓘ
McCarthy, Alaska ⓘ
notableFor accessibility to hikers ⓘ
accessibility to ice climbers ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ
ice caves ⓘ
moulins ⓘ
striking blue ice ⓘ
partOf Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve World Heritage Site
protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
region Southcentral Alaska ⓘ
state Alaska ⓘ
terminusNear Kennicott River NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor glacier trekking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
worldHeritageSitePartOf Wrangell–St. Elias–Kluane–Tatshenshini-Alsek transboundary icefield complex ⓘ
surface form: Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve → contains → Root Glacier ⓘ
Wrangell Mountains → contains → Root Glacier ⓘ
Mount Blackburn → hasGlacier → Root Glacier ⓘ
Kennicott Glacier → adjacentTo → Root Glacier ⓘ