Overview. Gulkana Glacier with the weather station in the foreground. If you’re driving south, you’ll see a gravel road on the east side of the highway (if you see the Richardson Monument, you’ve gone too far). Since 1975 both the stakes and the glacier surface elevations at the actual index sites have been surveyed to allow calculations of velocity and surface elevation change. If you have concerns about Gulkana Glacier Trail, send those in and we will forward those on to proper care takers. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. Coordinates: 37°44′48″N 119°16′58″W. View from southwest of the glacier (August, 2013). Gulkana Glacier is one of USGS’s two “benchmark” glaciers in Alaska, for which it has been patiently gathering data on an annual basis for the last fifty years. Gulkana Glacier is located about 175 miles southeast of Fairbanks, so the day began at 7:00 AM in order to have as much time as possible on the glacier. In all but eight of those years, Gulkana has lost ice, including every year since 2000. It's an out and back about 6 miles total. Location: Latitude 60°22'14"N., Longitude 148°53'48"W., 370 m altitude, in NE 1/4 sec.10, T.3 N., R.3 E., Hydrologic Unit 19020202, on left bank about 0.15 km downstream from terminus of Wolverine Glacier and 25 km east of Lawing, Alaska. Access all the data here. Field visits to measure and maintain stakes at the three index sites are made each spring, at the onset of the melt season, and again in early autumn, near its completion. The station is slightly lower than the glacier's average equilibrium line altitude (ELA) and approximately 300 m from the east edge of the glacier. The Gulkana weather station (latitude 63°16'N, longitude 145°25'W) is located at an altitude of 1480 m on the crest of a wind-swept, ice-cored moraine along the eastern boundary of the glacier. Location in California. 26 Gulkana Glacier , Martinsburg, WV 25403 is currently not for sale. Then hike the rest of the way into the glacier. Measurements began on Gulkana Glacier during the early 1960's with the University of Alaska Gulkana Glacier Project (Péwé and Reger, 1983). The 1,700 sq. Daily average temperatures from that era have an accuracy of about ±1.0°C, and annual precipitation has an estimated accuracy of about ±0.005 m (Mayo and others, 1992; Kennedy, 1995). The Gulkana Glacier, located in the eastern Alaska Range, is one of two Alaska glaciers that have been tracked by USGS for nearly 50 years. Period of Record: October 1966 to September 1978, October 1989 to September 1993, October 1994 to current year, and annual maximums, water years 1984-85. Gulkana Glacier is located along the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range. Gulkana Glacier is a branched valley glacier in interior Alaska on the south-facing flank of the eastern Alaska Range. The creek bed contains gravel and boulders of various sizes, typical of a glacial moraine. Gulkana Glacier. Current data available from the Gulkana weather station (USGS 15478038) includes: The original weather station had analogue instruments with strip-chart recorders. The peak of a hill just southwest of Gulkana Glacier has a post labeled PEWE 1975. Mostly level ground, some walking on large rocks, and a suspension bridge! [1] It is accessible by gravel roads from the Richardson Highway near mile post 197 at the Richardson Monument,[2] just two miles north of Summit Lake and 12 miles north of Paxson and the junction with Denali Highway. In 1966 the USGS began direct measurements of surface mass balance, which, after a decade of dense spatial sampling, were reduced to three "index" sites distributed across the elevation range of Gulkana Glacier. The average annual air temperature at the recorder site is about -4 degrees Celsius(°C), and the average annual precipitation-gage catch is about 1,000 millimeters (mm). Direct field measurements are combined with weather data and imagery analyses to calculate the seasonal and annual mass balance of each glacier. USGS information on Gulkana Glacier, including photographs of glacier retreat since 1910. http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/gulkana/, http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g28923-c119230/Alaska:United-States:Richardson.Highway.Sights.html, http://www.arcticman.com/directions-to-arctic-man, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulkana_Glacier&oldid=934066048, Glaciers of Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 January 2020, at 15:29. Balance studies were relatively intensive until the mid-1970's, after which spatial sampling was reduced to three sites used as indices for mass balance. The typical minimum winter under-ice discharge is about 0.04 m3/s, which is about three to four times the average contribution from the combined geothermal melt of the bed of the glacier and melting caused by the loss of potential energy from ice motion. This A-frame hut is located at 4800 feet and requires an understanding of glacier conditions to reach it. Overview College Glacier is a relatively short, receding, and thinning glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range near the Richardson Highway. 37°44′48″N 119°16′58″W. Repeated point measurements at established index sites, in conjunction with local meteorology and runoff data, are used to estimate glacier-wide mass balances. In G1 site also, the previous summer's snow partly remained. [6] The glacier enjoys a peak thickness in May or June which is 2 to 5 meters thicker than its minimum in August or September.[1]. Basin areas (Ab) and 2011 glacier areas (Ag) are annotated. Gulkana Gaging Station Data (USGS 15478040): Location: Latitude: 63°14'27"N, Longitude: 145°28'03"W., 1,125 m altitude, in SW 1/4 sec.28, T.19 S., R.12 E., Hydrologic Unit 19020102, on left bank about 1 km downstream from terminus of Gulkana Glacier and 23 km north of Paxson, Alaska. Nunatak weather station (Latitude 63°17'N, Longitude 145°26'W). This is one of the essential reference glaciers, with observations and mass balance measurements taken every year for more than 50 years. It’s only about 2.5 miles long and is fed by two small accumulation areas. Gulkana River Lattidude is 62.2208300 and the Longitude is -145.3927800 for accurate mapping of this location on your map Location: 63 ° 16' 7" N, 145 ° 25' 17" W; Region: Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Uses: Length: 6 mi (9.66 km) Elevation: 4711 ft (1435.91 m) Gulkana Glacier Gulkana Glacier is a glacier that flows from the ice fields of the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range.It is accessible by gravel roads from the Richardson Highway near mile post 197 at the Richardson Monument, just two miles north of Summit Lake and 12 miles north of Paxson and the junction with Denali Highway. ABSTRACT changes in several of the pyroclastic deposits indicate The Rainbow Mountain-Gulkana Glacier area is located in the eastern Alaska Range near the Richiirdson Highway between Phelan Creek and the upper reaches of College Glacier. Before you leave the area, make sure to check out Gulkana Glacier Trail. Alaska Guide Co. is based in Valdez, Alaska and seeks to educate people on Alaska through adventure tours and online informational resources. MLS# 1004444997. ft. house located at 81 Gulkana Glacier Ln, Martinsburg, WV 25403 sold for $190,000 on Feb 26, 2018. The channel is subject to frequent changes during high flows. The McCall, Gulkana, and Wolverine Glaciers in Alaska, the Berendon, Place, and Sentinel Glaciers in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, the South Cascade Glacier in Washington, and the Maclure Glacier in California form the north-south profile in North America. Starting in the late 1980's the station has been updated with progressively newer, more accurate, and more sensors. Area: 2016 = 16.0 km2. Follow this road and you will find the trailhead. Northern lights over the researchers’ cabin in 2014 (Source: USGS). The glaciers are distributed in different climate regimes to better define glacier response to changes in climate forcing. about | contact. Drive in as far as your vehicle will allow (my Ford Focus made it a couple miles). In 1966 scientists with the USGS began collecting mass balance data on Gulkana Glacier, one of two "benchmark glaciers" in Alaska. Radar system to measure snow thickness, April 2014, Driving the radar system across the upper glacier, April 2014, Thickness and density snow-pit, April 2015, Lunar eclipse over Icefall Peak, April 2014, Northern Lights over the camp, April 2015, GPS to survey ablation stakes, April 2014, GPS survey of an ablation stake, April 2014, Gulkana Gaging Station Data (USGS 15478040), Incoming and Outgoing Short-wave Radiation. Daily precipitation catch can be over 100 mm. This home was built in 2017 and last sold on 11/7/2017 for $193,900. The glacier, looming 1300 meters in elevation, is located along the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range. Gulkana Glacier is located along the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range. Two Glaciers are studied in Alaska – Gulkana Glacier in the continental climate of the Alaska Range and Wolverine Glacier in the maritime climate of the Kenai Mountains. A dramatic example of glacier retreat: top photograph shows lower Gulkana Glacier on July 1910; bottom photograph shows view from same location on July 1952. Gulkana Glacier Trail. These mountains are generally high, having individual peaks up to 3,000 m in altitude, and are very rugged. Drainage area: 24.5 km 2 The stations are telemetered for real time data acquisition. Daily average temperatures range from a low of -35°C to a high of 16°C. A researcher measuring the thickness of the snow at Gulkana Glacier (Source: USGS). Daily precipitation records are complicated by thermal expansion of the antifreeze water solution. Wolverine Glacier and South Cascade Glacier are the other two monitoring sites. The creek bed is composed of typical ground-moraine material: poorly-sorted gravel and small boulders. Snowfall is the dominant form of precipitation and usually accumulates on the glacier from September through mid-June. Gulkana Glacier 1967 (USGS) ft. single-family home is a 3 bed, 3.0 bath property. The study monitors climate, glacial movement, glacial runoff, glacier mass-balance, and stream runoff. Gulkana Glacier is one of three detailed long-term glacier monitoring sites run by the USGS in a study on climate change and glacier-related hydrologic processes. Location: Latitude: 63°16'3.91"N, Longitude: 145°25'15.97"W In the future, runoff volumes from Interior Alaska glaciers, such as the Gulkana, are likely to be altered much more strongly by climate change compared to glaciers located in coastal, maritime environments. Gulkana Glacier is a multi-branched valley glacier located in a continental climate regime on the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range in central Alaska. To increase the spatial distribution, two additional weather stations were placed higher in the basin in 2012 allowing researchers to directly measure lapse rates in each basin. Nunatak is on bedrock between the main trunk and a western cirque at 1725 m. The sensors installed measure: Ridge-top weather station (Latitude 63°18'N, Longitude 145°24'W). The climate is continental, characterized by a large range in temperatures, and irregular, lighter precipitation as compared to more coastal areas. Gulkana Glacier 2012 (Kinney) The trailhead for this special hike is located at the end of a two mile gravel road that exits the Richardson Highway to the east, a few miles north of Summit Lake. ft. single-family home is a 3 bed, 3.0 bath property. Detailed results from 1966 and 1967 are reported by Meier and others (1971) and Tangborn and others (1977), respectively. It spans 1300 m of elevation, from 1160 to 2470 m. The glacier is in a 31.5 km2 basin and in 2016 it had an area of 16.0 km2 (O'Neel et al, 2019). Gulkana Glacier is a glacier filling several valleys in the east-central Alaska Range in the state of Alaska. The Arctic Man competition takes place near Gulkana Glacier every spring.[3][5]. We met up with the group in a parking lot at UAF and spent some time making sure everyone had crampons that fit their shoes. Since 1966 when the USGS began collecting annual mass balance data, the mass of Gulkana Glacier has been decreasing by 0.4 meters per year on average. Orange symbols represent far-field weather stations used to fill … ft. house located at 16 Gulkana Glacier Ln, Martinsburg, WV 25403 sold for $220,000 on Jan 30, 2020. This site is powered by Wintersmith, and its source code is available on Github. If you have insights you would like to share we welcome those as well. Measured winter snow balances and annual balances from 1966-77 are reported by Meier and others (1980). Gulkana Glacier is a glacier that flows from the ice fields of the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range. Before October 1968, published as Gulkana Creek near Paxson. It’s located in a gorgeous landscape on the south side of the Alaska Range (Delta Mountains) near some spires known as the Hoodoos, just north of Summit Lake and Paxson. NOTE: Records are poor. Meteorological observations began in 1967 with installation of temperature and precipitation instruments near the moraine weather station. on April 20, 2017. The accumulation area consists of four adjacent cirques with east, south, and west exposures and the ablation … Wolverine Glacier is also located in Alaska, but … Subscribe to our blog's rss feed, or find us on Github. /  37.74667°N 119.28278°W  / 37.74667; -119.28278. The glaciers are distributed in different climate regimes to better define glacier response to changes in climate forcing. Type. Since 1966, part of the Gulkana data set (net balance, accumulation, ablation, accumulation area ratio (AAR), and equilibrium line altitude (ELA)) has been published by the World Glacier Monitoring Service (Kasser, 1967; Muller, 1977; Haeberli, 1985; Haeberli and Müller, 1988; Haeberli and Hoelzle, 1993). Typical winter under-ice discharge is about 0.1 m3/s; typical summer discharge is about 4-20 m3/s; the period-of-record peak discharge is 65 m3/s (Linn and others, 1994). [3] Closer to the glacier, a suspension bridge allows pedestrians to cross over Phelan Creek. Elevation Range: Approximately 1160-2470 meters Measurements at the three remaining sites were expanded to include ice-motion and surface-altitude observations (for determining glacier-volume change) in addition to the balance, runoff, and meteorological observations already in progress. Data for 1992 and 1993 were published by March and Trabant (1996 and 1997) and for 1994 by March (1998). Photos by F. Moffit and T. Péwé. 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