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Kotsina, AK

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Upper Kotsina to Copper River (including lower canyon gorge)

Class V+
42 Miles
Avg Gradient 57 fpm
Max Gradient 67 fpm

River Description

Data supplied by Jack Hession, Sierra Club, 241 E. 5th Ave, Suite 205, Anchorage, AK 99501

Class: V-VI

Gradient from Embick's book. Embick writes: "The Kotsina...is awesome in power, speed, and violence. It roars out of the snouts of glaciers that grind down the precipitous southern flank of Mount Wrangell..."

The putin lat/longitude coordinates are those at the river's glacial source. Embick recommends putting in at the Kotsina Road, which comes off of McCarthy Road.

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Last Updated: 2002-02-19 14:02:46