Lötschental–Aletsch

South side of the Bernese Alps: Lötschental, Bietschhorn, Aletsch.

Glaciers (2016)10951 with their own page

Ice area 2016139.0km²

Area in 1850201.7km²−31% since

2100 · SSP1-2.657.6km²projected area

2100 · SSP5-8.50.3km²projected area

Map

Where they are

Meltwater from these glaciers

Million m³ of water per year, 11-year mean

Sum of projected glacier runoff, median per glacier, 11-year mean. Only glaciers with an OGGM run (81 of 109).

List

109 glaciers

Glacier	Canton	Area 2016	Since 1850	Tongue	Ice 2100 · SSP2-4.5
Grosser Aletschgletscher	Valais	78.49 km²	−19%†	−3,387 m since 1870	11%
Oberaletschgletscher	Valais	17.05 km²	−31%†	−1,520 m since 1870	7%
Langgletscher	Valais	8.01 km²	−33%†	−920 m since 1888	14%
Mittelaletschgletscher	Valais	6.61 km²	−19%†	−930 m since 1959	7%
Tellingletscher	Valais	5.13 km²	7%	–	0%
Üssre Baltschiedergletscher	Valais	3.56 km²	−45%†	–	0%
Driestgletscher	Valais	1.80 km²	−47%	–	0%
Innre Baltschiedergletscher	Valais	1.68 km²	−45%†	–	0%
Jegigletscher NE	Valais	1.33 km²	−59%†	49 m since 1921	2%
Joligletscher	Valais	0.86 km²	−54%	–	0%
Zenbächengletscher	Valais	0.82 km²	−54%	–	0%
Dischliggletscher	Valais	0.64 km²	−42%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B36-59	Valais	0.64 km²	−31%†	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B30-28	Valais	0.56 km²	−71%†	–	0%
Wannenhorngletscher NW	Valais	0.49 km²	−56%†	–	0%
Nestgletscher N	Valais	0.48 km²	−49%	–	1%
Gredetschgletscher W	Valais	0.47 km²	−59%	–	0%
Loibinbachgletscher	Valais	0.43 km²	−51%	–	0%
Schönbühlgletscher	Valais	0.42 km²	−58%	–	0%
Schönbühlgletscher	Valais	0.42 km²	−54%†	–	0%
Wannenhorngletscher SE	Valais	0.38 km²	−56%†	–	0%
Birchgletscher	Valais	0.36 km²	−44%	–	0%
Kleines Dreieckhorn NE	Valais	0.35 km²	−19%†	–	0%
Kleines Dreieckhorn E	Valais	0.34 km²	−19%†	–	0%
Jegigletscher W	Valais	0.34 km²	−59%†	–	0%
Distelgletscher	Valais	0.33 km²	−60%	–	0%
Gross Fusshorn NW	Valais	0.31 km²	−31%†	–	0%
Unnerbächgletscher W	Valais	0.30 km²	−76%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B30-27	Valais	0.30 km²	−59%†	–	0%
Kleines Dreieckhorn SE	Valais	0.29 km²	−60%	–	0%
Schinhorn W	Valais	0.27 km²	−33%†	–	0%
Oberaletschfirn	Valais	0.26 km²	−31%†	–	46%
Bietschgletscher zentral	Valais	0.26 km²	−73%†	–	0%
Jegigletscher SW	Valais	0.25 km²	−59%†	–	0%
Kranzbergfirn	Valais	0.24 km²	−65%	–	0%
Loibinbachgletscher	Valais	0.22 km²	−63%	–	0%
Oberferdengletscher	Valais	0.21 km²	−76%	–	0%
Uistre Stampbachgletscher	Valais	0.20 km²	−59%	–	0%
Bietschgletscher SW	Valais	0.18 km²	−78%	–	0%
Oigstchummungletscher N	Valais	0.18 km²	−66%†	–	0%
Gredetschhorli	Valais	0.17 km²	−45%†	–	0%
Aletschhorn N	Valais	0.16 km²	1%	–	0%
Kortälli	Valais	0.15 km²	−34%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B36-62	Valais	0.14 km²	−54%†	–	0%
Gredetschgletscher E	Valais	0.14 km²	−74%	–	0%
Beichgletscher NW	Valais	0.13 km²	32%	–	0%
Innre Stampbachgletscher	Valais	0.12 km²	−67%	–	0%
Milibachgletscher	Valais	0.11 km²	−87%	–	0%
Tennbachhorn	Valais	0.10 km²	−71%†	–	0%
Jegigletscher E	Valais	0.10 km²	−33%†	–	0%
Beichgrat NW	Valais	0.10 km²	−85%	–	0%
Grünhörnli	Valais	0.09 km²	−93%	–	0%
Beichgrat SE 1	Valais	0.08 km²	−31%†	–	0%
Bietschgletscher NE	Valais	0.08 km²	−85%†	–	0%
Bietschhorn SW	Valais	0.08 km²	−77%†	–	–
Breithornjoch	Valais	0.07 km²	2%	–	0%
Beichgletscher SE	Valais	0.07 km²	−6%	–	–
Olmenhorn N	Valais	0.07 km²	−79%	–	–
Beichspitze E	Valais	0.07 km²	−31%†	–	–
Sattelhorn NW	Valais	0.07 km²	−54%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B34-09	Valais	0.06 km²	−45%†	–	–
Zenbächenhorn E	Valais	0.06 km²	−66%	–	0%
Fieschergletscher W	Valais	0.06 km²	−3%	–	–
Hohstock	Valais	0.06 km²	−75%†	–	–
Unnamed glacier B30-26	Valais	0.06 km²	−80%†	–	–
Bietschhorn SE	Valais	0.05 km²	−80%	–	–
Bietschhorn S	Valais	0.05 km²	−77%†	–	–
Ferdengletscher	Valais	0.05 km²	−90%	–	0%
Unnerbächgletscher zentral	Valais	0.05 km²	−75%†	–	0%
Beichgrat SE 2	Valais	0.04 km²	−31%†	–	–
Unterbächgletscher NE	Valais	0.04 km²	−65%	–	0%
Bietschjoch	Valais	0.04 km²	−86%	–	0%
Unnerbächgletscher E	Valais	0.04 km²	−75%†	–	–
Unnamed glacier B36-58	Valais	0.04 km²	−19%†	–	–
Breithorn	Valais	0.04 km²	−64%	–	0%
Hangendegletscher	Valais	0.03 km²	−83%	–	0%
Chamm SW	Valais	0.03 km²	−5%	–	0%
Beichgletscher	Valais	0.03 km²	−40%	–	–
Breithorn	Valais	0.03 km²	−3%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B31-28	Valais	0.03 km²	−12%	–	0%
Jolihorn E	Valais	0.03 km²	−87%	–	–
Nestgletscher	Valais	0.03 km²	−85%†	–	0%
Tiereggsattel	Valais	0.03 km²	−90%	–	0%
Schwarzhorn N (Wiler, Lötschen)	Valais	0.03 km²	−35%	–	–
Schinhorn SW	Valais	0.02 km²	−67%	–	0%
Dischliggletscher	Valais	0.02 km²	−42%	–	0%
Kleines Aletschhorn	Valais	0.02 km²	−9%	–	–
Anuchnubel	Valais	0.02 km²	−8%	–	0%
Distlighorn NE	Valais	0.02 km²	−63%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B31-27	Valais	0.02 km²	−5%	–	0%
Beichgrat SE 3	Valais	0.02 km²	−9%	–	–
Südliches Wysshorn SW	Valais	0.02 km²	−62%	–	0%
Kleines Breithorn	Valais	0.02 km²	−9%	–	0%
Beichpass N	Valais	0.02 km²	−65%	–	0%
Vorderes Zenbächenhorn	Valais	0.02 km²	−78%	–	–
Breithorn SE	Valais	0.01 km²	40%	–	–
Gross Fusshorn SW	Valais	0.01 km²	−40%	–	–
Oigstchummungletscher S	Valais	0.01 km²	−39%	–	0%
Stockhorn	Valais	0.01 km²	−89%	–	0%
Jungfraufirn	Valais	0.01 km²	–	–	–
Nesthorn SW	Valais	0.01 km²	−31%	–	–
Chamm NW	Valais	0.01 km²	−35%	–	–
Tschingelhorn (Blatten)	Valais	0.01 km²	−23%	–	0%
Olmenhorn E	Valais	0.01 km²	−54%	–	–
Distlighorn N	Valais	0.01 km²	−87%	–	0%
Gänderhorn	Valais	0.01 km²	−92%	–	–
Tieregghorn	Valais	0.01 km²	−89%	–	0%
Unnamed glacier B31-13	Valais	0.01 km²	−56%	–	–
Unterbächhorn W	Valais	0.01 km²	−53%	–	–

5 with length measurements. Unlinked names are smaller than 0.1 km²; they appear in the atlas. † Change of the 1850 ice body the glacier belonged to, now split.