Geospatial Summary of the Research and Recreational facilities within the Juneau Icefield area

Juneau Icefield Research Camp Facilities

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The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) and its parent organization, the Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research (FGER), maintains several research facilities around the expanse of the Juneau Icefield for the purpose of providing educational and expeditionary experience to students with training in Earth sciences, wilderness survival, and mountaineering skills. These camps are private facilities and are operated in accordance with a U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permit, which stipulates that the facilities can be used only for educational and research purposes by the Juneau Icefield Research Program. Thus all non-JIRP related visitation and use of these camps is prohibited.[1]

FFGR/JIRP Research Facilities Summary
Facility Established Reference CT Peak Remarks
C-4 19XX [CT 1] Camp-4 Peak Location Approximate
C-8 195X [2][NM 1] [CT 2] Mount Moore Major Facility
C-9 19XX [CT 3] on upper Matthes Glacier
C-9B 19XX [2] [CT 4] Abandoned, loc approx.
C-10 195X [CT 5] Vantage Peak Major JIRP Facility
C-10B 195X [2] [CT 6] N/A Virtual Camp, Ski-plane landing area
C-12 19XX [2] [CT 7] Lower Goat Ridge, Abandoned
C-13 19XX [CT 8] Split Thumb Location Approximate
C-14 19XX [2] [CT 9] Location approximate, Abandoned
C-15 19XX [2] [CT 10] Camp-15 Peak Abandoned
C-16 195X [2] [CT 11] Needs update
C-17 1953 [2] [NM 2] [CT 12] Cairn Peak
C-17A 196X [CT 13] At the end of the Lemon Creek Trail
C-18 19XX [NM 3][CT 14] Major JIRP Facility
C-18B 19XX [CT 15] on lower Vaughan Lewis Glacier
C-19 19XX [CT 16] Watchamacallit Glacier in the Gilkey Canyon near site 18B
C-25 19XX Mount Nesselrode
C-26 197X [CT 17] On a nunatak on the north side of the Llewellyn Glacier
C-29 19XX [CT 18] On Cathedral Glacier Massif, west of Torres Channel
C-29B 19XX N/A At timberline and in alpine tundra zone near Cathedral Glacier terminus
C-30 1968 [CT 19] N/A Atlin, British Columbia

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The United States Forest Service(USFS) maintains several "Camps" around the expanse of the Icefield for recreational purposes.[DA 1] These are modest cabins that recreational hikers can reserve[DA 2] for overnight accommodations.

Facility Coordinates Elevation Reference Trail Trailhead Length Remarks
Upper Dewey Lake 59°26′36″N 135°16′14″W / 59.44323°N 135.27044°W / 59.44323; -135.27044 (Upper Dewey Lake Cabin) 3,097 ft (944 m) Dewey Lake trail[NW 1] 59°27′09″N 135°18′56″W / 59.45241°N 135.31550°W / 59.45241; -135.31550 (Dewey Lake Trailhead) 0.0 mi
Eagle Glacier Cabin 58°34′23″N 134°45′04″W / 58.57294°N 134.75118°W / 58.57294; -134.75118 (USFS Eagle Glacier Cabin) 190 ft (58 m) [DA 3][DA 4] Amalga trail 58°31′42″N 134°48′28″W / 58.52829°N 134.80783°W / 58.52829; -134.80783 (Amalga Creek Trailhead) 0.0 mi Accessed from Glacier Highway MM27.2
Berners Bay Cabin 58°46′12″N 134°56′09″W / 58.76999°N 134.9357°W / 58.76999; -134.9357 (USFS Berners Bay Cabin) 15 ft (5 m) [DA 5] Watercraft
Laughton Glacier Cabin 59°31′56″N 135°06′24″W / 59.53220°N 135.10655°W / 59.53220; -135.10655 (USFS Laughton Glacier Cabin) 15 ft (5 m) [DA 6][NW 2] Trail
Denver Glacier Cabin 59°28′15″N 135°12′03″W / 59.47078°N 135.20088°W / 59.47078; -135.20088 (USFS Denver Glacier Cabin) 15 ft (5 m) [DA 7][NW 3] Trail

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See also

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References

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US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service(DA)

  1. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Home". usda.gov.
  2. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Camping & Cabins:Cabin Rentals". usda.gov.
  3. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Eagle Glacier Cabin". usda.gov.
  4. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Amalga Trail". usda.gov.
  5. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Berner3As Bay Cabin". usda.gov.
  6. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Laughton Glacier Cabin". usda.gov.
  7. ^ "Tongass National Forest - Denver Caboose Cabin". usda.gov.

Organizations/Club Newsletters/Blogs/Reports/etc(NW)

  1. ^ "Upper Dewey Lake". Yukon Hiking.
  2. ^ "Laughton Glacier". Yukon Hiking.
  3. ^ "Denver Glacier". Yukon Hiking.

Other

  1. ^ "About". Juneau Icefield Research Program.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Juneau Icefield Research Project (1949-1958), p. 16, at Google Books

Sources

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Mapping Systems

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Caltopo Mapping System(CT)

USGS National Map Viewer System(NM)

  1. ^ "USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer". nationalmap.gov.
  2. ^ "USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer". nationalmap.gov.
  3. ^ "USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer". nationalmap.gov.