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Before/after comparison of Allalin glacier (Valais Alps)

Height: 2650 - 4190m
Location: Saas Almagell, Saastal, Valais, Switzerland Show glacier on: Swiss map... GLAMOS...
The Allalin Glacier (Allalingletscher) is located in the rear part of the Saas Valley (Saas-Fee, Valais, Switzerland). It lies at the foot of the three 4000m Allalinhorn (4027m), Rimpfischhorn (4199m) and Strahlhorn (4190m). The normal routes from the Britannia Hut (3027m) to Strahlhorn and Fluchthorn (3794m) lead over the Allalin Glacier. For a few years now, a mountain trail (white-blue-white, Glacier Trail) has been leading from Schwarzbergchopf (2868m) over the Allalin Glacier to the Britannia Hut (3027m).
During the construction of the dam of the Mattmark reservoir, an ice avalanche from the Allalin Glacier in 1965 buried around 90 people.
 C   Location 1        Updated : 06.12.2021
Height: 2730m   Viewing angle: 90°   Viewing direction center of photo: NW
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 4763 days (= 13.05 years)
02.08.2008: Allalin glacier (Valais Alps), Location 1
17.08.2021: Allalin glacier (Valais Alps), Location 1
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This comparison shows the area of the glacier tongue. The glacier shrinkage (length and mass) of the last 10 years is clearly visible. In the background you can see the tongue of the Hohlaub Glacier.
 C   Location 2        Updated : 17.11.2018
Height: 2870m   Viewing angle: 200°   Viewing direction center of photo: NW
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 3648 days (= 9.99 years)
02.08.2008: Allalin glacier (Valais Alps), Location 2
29.07.2018: Allalin glacier (Valais Alps), Location 2
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This comparison shows the Allalin Glacier from the glacier tongue up to an altitude of about 3500m. The progressive melting of the glacier can be seen particularly well on the rocky island in the drop line of the Allalinhorn summit. This island has become much bigger in the last 10 years. The same can be observed in the area of the glacier tongue.
 O   Overview Allalin glacier
Overview photo of the Allalin glacier. Location 1Location 2
Photo from 29.7.2018
Horizontal distance point 1 -> point 2: approx. 340m
 P   Interactive panoramic photos of the Allalin glacier
After clicking on a preview photo, the panorama photo is displayed in a new window.
29.07.2018
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Inserted: 08.08.2018
Allalin Glacier (incl. tongue) from a bird
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Inserted: 17.08.2018
A bird
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Inserted: 22.08.2018
 M   Current meteo and climatic data for the Allalin glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Allalin glacier have been available since December 2023. You can call up the daily and monthly values for temperature (incl. min/max values), precipitation and sunshine duration, a comparison with the climate standard values and exceptional weather events. Links to the nearest snow depth measuring stations on the Allalin glacier round off the offer.
Show meteo and climate data for Allalin glacier: Daily data  Show meteo and climate data for Allalin glacier: Monthly data
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