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Before/after comparison of Grenz glacier (Valais alps)

Height: approx. 2530 - 4300m a.s.l
Location: Zermatt, Mattertal, Valais, Switzerland Show glacier on: Swiss map...
The Grenz glacier (Grenzgletscher) is surrounded by the peaks Dufourspitze (4634m), Zumsteinspitze (4563m), Signalkuppe (4554m), Parrotspitze (4434m), Ludwigshöhe (4343m) and Liskamm (4532m). At an altitude of about 3000m, on the west side, the Zwillingsgletscher flows into the Grenz glacier. The Grenz glacier itself flows into the Gorner glaicer (Gornergletscher) at about 2600m above sea level.
 C   Location 1       Inserted: 18.11.2021
Height: 2769m
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 4766 days (= 13.06 years)
26.08.2008: Grenz glacier (Valais alps), Location 1
13.09.2021: Grenz glacier (Valais alps), Location 1
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Summit: Parrotspitze (4434m, far left) - Liskamm (4532m, approx. center of picture) - Liskamm west summit (4479m)
Width at the narrowest point: approx. 900m (as of 2021)
Distance from the place where the photo was taken to the narrowest point: approx. 2.85km
 M   Current meteo and climatic data for the Grenz glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Grenz 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 Grenz glacier round off the offer.
Show meteo and climate data for Grenz glacier: Daily data  Show meteo and climate data for Grenz glacier: Monthly data
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