Wheeler Peak Glacier
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Wheeler Peak Glacier is a small alpine glacier nestled on the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada’s Snake Range, notable as one of the southernmost glaciers in the United States.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | Euro-American explorers in the late 19th or early 20th century ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3,500–3,700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formationType | cirque glacier ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | part of the Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ perennial ice ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove
ⓘ
Wheeler Peak Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Wheeler Peak summit trail
|
| hydrologicalRole | source of meltwater for local streams ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 39.0° N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
Snake Range ⓘ Wheeler Peak ⓘ White Pine County, Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Great Basin National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOnSlopeOf | northeast slope of Wheeler Peak ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 114.3° W ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Snake Range ⓘ |
| nearestSummit | Wheeler Peak ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Baker, Nevada ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the few remaining glaciers in Nevada
ⓘ
one of the southernmost glaciers in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin
|
| protectedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| tourism | viewed from hiking trails in Great Basin National Park ⓘ |
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