Exit Glacier, Alaska
A tongue of the Harding Icefield you can walk toward in Kenai Fjords National Park.
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- Region
- Alaska, USA
- Position
- 60.1883, -149.6000
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 40 to 1,551 m (1,511 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- True to scale
- Elevation data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, 1–10 m per point
- Suggested color
- Glacier
- Group
- Natural wonders
Terrain facts: Exit Glacier
The ground around Exit Glacier is very steep. Across the 10 by 10 km area of the model, it runs from 40 m up to 1,551 m. That is 1,511 m of relief, about twice as tall as the Burj Khalifa.
- Flat 10.9%
- Gentle 13.6%
- Steep 30.9%
- Very steep 44.5%
On average the ground slopes at 27.2 degrees, and the steepest 1% is steeper than 59.7 degrees. About 11% of the area is flat (under 5 degrees) and about 75% is steep (over 15 degrees).
Out of 547 places in Terra, it ranks #157 for relief, #237 for highest ground and #41 for steepness (#1 is the most). Compare the places in Natural wonders →
Worked out by Embossify from USGS 3D Elevation Program data at about 39 m per point. The charts stretch the heights to fill the frame, and a single summit can read a little lower than its surveyed height.
Climate: Exit Glacier
The climate around Exit Glacier is cold: over the year the temperature averages about 0°C (33°F), from around -6°C (20°F) in January to around 9°C (48°F) in August. six months average below freezing, so expect snow and ice. It is very wet, with about 2,635 mm (104 in) of precipitation in a year. October is the wettest month and June the driest.
The line is the monthly average. The shaded band runs from the average night-time low to the average daytime high.
Millimeters of rain, or of melted snow, in each month.
Color tip: Cold for much of the year, so the Glacier colors (deep blue to white) suit it. Choose it in Customize →
Climate averages for the area around this place, 2001 to 2025, from NASA POWER, adjusted for the height of the land. They describe the region, not the exact spot.
About Exit Glacier, Alaska
A tongue of the Harding Icefield you can walk toward in Kenai Fjords National Park.
Questions about Exit Glacier, Alaska
Where is Exit Glacier?
Exit Glacier is in Alaska, USA at 60.1883, -149.6000. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Exit Glacier model?
The land in this model runs from 40 to 1,551 m (1,511 m of relief), and its highest point is at 60.1550, -149.5380. These are the measured heights, printed true to scale.
How steep is Exit Glacier?
On average the ground slopes at 27.2 degrees, and the steepest 1% is steeper than 59.7 degrees. About 11% of the area is flat (under 5 degrees) and about 75% is steep (over 15 degrees).
How does Exit Glacier compare with other places?
Out of 547 places in Terra, it ranks #157 for relief, #237 for highest ground and #41 for steepness (#1 is the most). For scale, that relief is about twice as tall as the Burj Khalifa.
Can I 3D print Exit Glacier?
Yes. Download the free Standard Resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 27.7 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Exit Glacier model?
It is built from real elevation measurements: the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans at 1 to 10 meters per point. Each point of the grid covers about 39 m on the ground, so a single summit can read a little lower than its surveyed height. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Exit Glacier model free?
The Standard Resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High Resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
How this model is made
Embossify Terra builds Exit Glacier, Alaska from real measured elevation. In the United States the heights come from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans that resolve every 1 to 10 meters.
The heights are true to scale. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base. New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works.
