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Before/after comparison photo of Breithorn glacier (Valias alps)

Height: ca. 2550 - 3500m a.s.l.
Location: Zermatt, Mattertal, Valais, Switzerland Show glacier on: Swiss map...
The Breithorn glacier covers part of the northern flank of the Breithorn massif (4163m) above Zermatt. It flowed into the Gorner Glacier until about 2016.
 C   Location 1       Inserted: 25.11.2021
Height: 2769m
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date)  Period of time: 4035 days (= 11.05 years)
26.08.2008: Breithorn glacier (Valias alps), Location 1
13.09.2019: Breithorn glacier (Valias alps), Location 1
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Summits: Breithorn Twins (4139m), Breithorn (4164m) and Klein Matterhorn (3883m).
Glaciers: Schwärze glacier (left), Breithorn glacier (center), Klein Matterhorn glacier (right), Gorner glacier (below).
Distance shooting location - glacier tongue: ca. 2.4km
 M   Current meteo and climatic data for the Breithorn glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Breithorn 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 Breithorn glacier round off the offer.
Show meteo and climate data for Breithorn glacier: Daily data  Show meteo and climate data for Breithorn glacier: Monthly data
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