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Before/after comparison of Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps)

Height: 2800 - 3200m
Location: Kandersteg, Kandertal, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland Show glacier on: Swiss map... GLAMOS...
The Blüemlisalp Glacier (Blüemlisalpgletscher) adorns the northern side of Blüemlisalp (3661m). It is located above Kandersteg and the well-known Oeschinensee. On the northern edge of the Blüemlisalp glacier lies the Blüemlisalp Hut (2834m, Blüemlisalphütte) and the Hohtürli Pass between the Kandertal and Kiental.
 C   Location 1       Inserted / Updated : 16.08.2015 / 24.11.2024
Height: 2750m   Viewing angle: 70°   Viewing direction center of photo: SE (145°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 4738 days (= 12.98 years)
03.09.2011: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Location 1
23.08.2024: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Location 1
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Distanz Aufnahmeort zum Beginn des flacheren Teil des (in Blickrichtung) linken Gletscherarms: 1.5km (gemessen in map.admin.ch).
 C   Western tongue : Height: approx. 2300 m - approx. 2700 m       Updated : 15.09.2020
Height: 2750m   Viewing angle: 25°   Viewing direction center of photo: SE
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 7708 days (= 21.12 years)
15.07.1999: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Western tongue
21.08.2020: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Western tongue
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 C   Summit area
Height: 2929m   Viewing angle: 5°   Viewing direction center of photo: SSW
Image comparison period: 05.07.2005 - 11.07.2011    Period of time: 2197 days (= 6.02 years)
05.07.2005: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Summit area
11.07.2011: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Summit area
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 C   Fründenhorn       Inserted / Updated : 25.08.2020 / 29.12.2024
Height: 2750m   Viewing angle: 7°   Viewing direction center of photo: S (171°)
The 3368m high Fründenhorn is one of the southwestern neighbors of the Blüemlisalphorn and is joined to it by a rocky ridge (with the 3485m high Oeschinenhorn in between). Since time immemorial, the summit flank of the Fründenhorn has been adorned by a long drawn-out (formerly quite thick) ice-/firnfield.
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 3311 days (= 9.07 years)
31.07.2015: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Fründenhorn
23.08.2024: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Fründenhorn
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31.07.2015: The summit flank of the 3368m high Fründenhorn has a continuous ice and firn field from 3100m above sea level to the summit. On 31.7.2015, a thin, protective layer of snow lay on the ice/firn.
23.08.2024: Despite the snowy winter of 2023/24, the firn fields on the Fründenhorn have continued to shrink.
 C   Bütlasse       Inserted / Updated : 29.08.2020 / 28.08.2024
Height: 2750m   Viewing direction center of photo: E (87°)
The 3194m high Bütlasse (new Bütlassa, the direct neighbor of the Gspaltenhorn) is located a few kilometers northeast of the Blüemlisalp massif. In between lies the uppermost part of the deeply incised Kiental, where the Gamchi Glacier is located.
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 4738 days (= 12.98 years)
03.09.2011: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Bütlasse
23.08.2024: Blüemlisalp glacier (Bernese Alps), Bütlasse
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The small glacier on the north-western flank of the Bütlasse has receded considerably in recent years. It can be assumed that this glacier will disappear completely in the next few years. The 3971m high Rottalhorn can be seen in the background.
 O   Our observations at the Blüemlisalp glacier
Date:    8.8.2022   21.8.2023   23.8.2024
 M   Current meteo and climatic data for the Blüemlisalp glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Blüemlisalp 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 Blüemlisalp glacier round off the offer.
Show meteo and climate data for Blüemlisalp glacier: Daily data  Show meteo and climate data for Blüemlisalp glacier: Monthly data
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