Kautz Glacier
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Kautz Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier (also known as Tahoma) in Washington State, known for its challenging climbing routes and significant icefalls.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| climbingRouteDifficulty | intermediate to advanced ⓘ |
| contributesTo | runoff into Nisqually River basin ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | upper slopes of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| flowsToward | southwest ⓘ |
| hasApproximateElevationRange | from about 2,000 m to over 4,000 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasClimbingRoute | Kautz Glacier Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
ice cliff ⓘ seracs ⓘ steep icefalls ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
crevasse falls
ⓘ
icefall danger ⓘ rockfall from adjacent cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNotableSection |
Kautz Ice Chute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Kautz icefall ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | south-southwest facing ⓘ |
| hasSeason | most commonly climbed in late spring and summer ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | ice and snow ⓘ |
| isAccessedFrom |
Kautz Creek trailhead
ⓘ
Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs | Kautz Glacier on Tahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isClimbedToReach | summit of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mount Rainier glacial system ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
alpine climbing routes
ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy | Mount Rainier National Park climbing permit system ⓘ |
| isSourceOf | Kautz Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSouthOf | Nisqually Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | mountaineering guidebooks on Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| isWestOf | Success Cleaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWithinProtectedArea | Mount Rainier National Park wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesOn | south side of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Rainier National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierce County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| locatedOn | Mount Rainier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlankOf | southwest flank of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| mountainAlsoKnownAs | Tahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | August V. Kautz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | volcanic slopes of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| terminatesNear | Kautz Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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