C Location 1
Updated : 07.01.2022
Height: 2210m Viewing angle: 148° Viewing direction center of photo: NNW (346°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 5128 days (= 14.05 years)
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One person can be seen in each of the 2017 and 2018 images as a size comparison.
C Location 14
Inserted / Updated : 02.01.2022 / 15.07.2024
Height: 2230m Viewing angle: 165° Viewing direction center of photo: N
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 5485 days (= 15.03 years)
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30.06.2008: The proglacial lake begins to form.
It's incredible the masses of ice that have melted in just over a decade.
C Location 4
Updated : 22.12.2024
Height: 2275m Viewing angle: 144° Viewing direction center of photo: NNW (337°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 5460 days (= 14.96 years)
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These repeat photos show the Rhone Glacier and the proglacial lake in overview.
C Location 2
Updated : 20.06.2025
Height: 2210m Viewing angle: 280° Viewing direction center of photo: NW
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 5873 days (= 16.09 years)
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The panorama photos from 2008 to 2015 were taken from slightly different locations. Offset lateral 3-4m, height 1-2m.
C Location 3
Updated : 24.02.2025
Height: 2215m Viewing angle: 180° Viewing direction center of photo: NNW (345°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 4809 days (= 13.18 years)
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The oldest panoramic photo (30.5.2011) was taken from a location 2-3m further south than the rest of the photo. Reason: The site, which has been in use since 27.9.2011, was barely covered with ice on 30.5.2011.
The accuracy of these repeat photos is not very good.
C Location 6
Inserted / Updated : 27.06.2017 / 22.05.2024
Height: 2227m Viewing angle: 140° Viewing direction center of photo: N (5°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 2554 days (= 7.00 years)
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On the photo from June 2017 a person is to be seen in front of the glacier as a size comparison.
C Location 7
Inserted / Updated : 26.06.2017 / 12.11.2023
Height: 2222m Viewing angle: 161° Viewing direction center of photo: NNE (16°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 2554 days (= 7.00 years)
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The distance between the place where the image was taken and the glacial polish on the other side of the lake is approx. 260m (measured on map.admin.ch).
C Location 8
Inserted / Updated : 27.12.2022 / 30.04.2025
Viewing angle: 210° Viewing direction center of photo: NNE (30°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 2223 days (= 6.09 years)
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The photo point was covered by the ice of the Rhone Glacier until 2017.
C Location 11
Inserted / Updated : 09.07.2020 / 09.10.2023
Height: 2295m Viewing angle: 133° Viewing direction center of photo: NE (55°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 5140 days (= 14.08 years)
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View from the western moraine to the tongue of Rhonegletscher and the proglacial lake.
C Location 10
Inserted / Updated : 30.12.2021 / 10.09.2025
Height: 2386m Viewing angle: 132° Viewing direction center of photo: NNW (327°)
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 2197 days (= 6.02 years)
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05.07.2019: The covers, which are about a year old, are still white and show no cracks.
After a snowy winter, the landscape is still partly covered with snow.
These repeat photos show an overview of the proglacial lake and the Rhone glacier.
C Location 16
Inserted / Updated : 12.07.2023 / 20.08.2025
These repeat photos show the whole Rhone glacier. They can be used to assess the snow cover.
Compare the situation from with that from (<<< select date) Period of time: 1135 days (= 3.11 years)
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17.08.2025: Between the photos taken on 10 and 17 August 2025, there was a heatwave of levels 3 and 4 (depending on the region). When comparing these two photos, the effects of the heatwave on the size of the snow-free area of the Rhone Glacier can be seen.
Note also how much the Rhone Glacier has lost in thickness since July 2022.
Distance from the location of the photograph to the glacier lake in front of the Rhone Glacier: approximately 20 km.
Winter 2021/2022: Not very snowy
Winter 2022/2023: Not very snowy
Winter 2023/2024: Snowy (with Saharan dust)
Winter 2024/2025: Not very snowy
Photo from 28.6.2018
Horizontal distance Point 1 -> Point 7: approx. 210m
P Interactive panoramic photos of the Rhone glacierAfter clicking on a preview photo, the panorama photo is displayed in a new window.
05.07.2019
M Current meteo and climatic data for the Rhone glacier.
The meteorological/climate data from the MeteoSwiss measuring stations closest to the Rhone 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 Rhone glacier round off the offer.
