. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. TOPOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC SETTING 529 Regal Mountain, another lofty peak of the Wrangell Mountains. The glacier flows down Kennecott Valley (figure 2) the sides of which rise steeply to over 6,000 feet above the top of the glacier. The glacier is a. Figure 2.—Kennecott Glacier, showing Moraines, Mount Blackburn in Distance remnant of a greater ice-tongue whose surface at the time of maximum glaciation, stood at a level about 3,000 feet higher than the present The latitude at this point is 61° 30' north. Climatic Setting The co
. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. TOPOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC SETTING 529 Regal Mountain, another lofty peak of the Wrangell Mountains. The glacier flows down Kennecott Valley (figure 2) the sides of which rise steeply to over 6,000 feet above the top of the glacier. The glacier is a. Figure 2.—Kennecott Glacier, showing Moraines, Mount Blackburn in Distance remnant of a greater ice-tongue whose surface at the time of maximum glaciation, stood at a level about 3,000 feet higher than the present The latitude at this point is 61° 30' north. Climatic Setting The coastal region of this section of Alaska is characterized by excep- tionally heavy precipitation and much overcast weather. The summer temperatures are moderate and in winter the thermometer rarely reaches 0° Fahrenheit. Snowfall is abundant and the mountains near the coast contain extensive snowfields and are the seat of the greatest glacier development in Alaska. They are the gathering grounds for the great Malaspina and Bering Eiver piedmont glaciers, in addition to numerous valley glaciers. Inland from the mountains that border the coast the climate is differ- ent. The prevailing winds from the ocean lose much of their moisture in crossing the coastal mountains; the precipitation is lighter; the sum- mers are short, sunshiny, and warm; the winters are long and cold and temperatures down to 65° below zero are not uncommon. Glaciers are abundant and of the valley type. Unfortunately, climatological records for Kennecott are incomplete. From 1910 to 1920 there are only two years during which complete monthly temperatures are recorded and one year of complete1 monthly 4 See Plate III accompanying U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 44K, inn, by F. 11. Moffitl and S. R. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the origina
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