Salmon Glacier
The glacier can be accessed by road from Hyder, Alaska, from early July to late September.
The glacier's name was officially adopted January 20, 1955, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Salmon Glacier is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
See also
References
- ^ "Salmon Glacier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
External links
- "Salmon Glacier". BC Geographical Names.
- Google Map photo of the Salmon Glacier
- Flickr: Salmon Glacier and Mt. Bayard
- Weather: Salmon Glacier
- YouTube: Mt. Bayard seen from road
Further reading
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- Haumann, Dieter, 1960, Photogrammetric and glaciological studies of Salmon Glacier: Arctic, v. 13, no. 2, p. 74–100
- Clark, K.C., and Holdsworth, G., 2002, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1386-J: Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World -- North America, p. 291-299