Wedge Glacier
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Wedge Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier located on Wedge Mountain in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, known for its steep terrain and appeal to mountaineers and backcountry skiers.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| climbingAccessFrom | Wedge Creek area ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainsInto | tributaries of Green River ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
exposed alpine terrain ⓘ icefall sections ⓘ steep headwall ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanche risk
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Coast Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ Wedge Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Coast Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Garibaldi Provincial Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appeal to backcountry skiers
ⓘ
appeal to mountaineers ⓘ steep terrain ⓘ |
| onMountain | Wedge Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wedge Mountain massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularWith |
alpine climbers
ⓘ
ski mountaineers ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Sea-to-Sky Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
avalanche safety knowledge
ⓘ
glacier travel skills ⓘ roped glacier travel for safe crossing ⓘ |
| terrainType | glaciated alpine cirque ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
glacier travel training ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski mountaineering ⓘ |
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