Obwalden
The glaciers of Obwalden: where they are, how much has gone and what the scenarios leave.
Glaciers (2016)1310 with their own page
Ice area 20164.4km²
Area in 18509.3km²−52% since
2100 · SSP1-2.60.1km²projected area
2100 · SSP5-8.50.0km²projected area
In 2024, GLAMOS counted 13 glaciers in Obwalden covering 3.16 km² and holding about 0.070 km³ of ice. The figures above are from the 2016 inventory.
Map
Where they are
Meltwater from these glaciers
Million m³ of water per year, 11-year mean
List
13 glaciers
| Glacier | Canton | Area 2016 | Since 1850 | Tongue | Ice 2100 · SSP2-4.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griessengletscher (Engelberg) | Obwalden | 0.87 km² | −69% | −761 m since 1894 | 0% |
| Firnalpeligletscher SE | Obwalden | 0.68 km² | −38%† | −295 m since 1894 | 0% |
| Titlisgletscher | Obwalden | 0.62 km² | −21%† | – | 0% |
| Firnalpeligletscher NW | Obwalden | 0.42 km² | −44% | 43 m since 1894 | 0% |
| Grassengletscher | Obwalden | 0.41 km² | −45% | – | 0% |
| Stotzig Egg | Obwalden | 0.30 km² | −61%† | – | – |
| Galtiberggletscher N | Obwalden | 0.30 km² | −61%† | – | 0% |
| Firnalpelifirn E | Obwalden | 0.30 km² | −25% | – | 0% |
| Grassengletscher E | Obwalden | 0.27 km² | −35% | – | 0% |
| Jochgletscher E | Obwalden | 0.16 km² | −78% | – | 0% |
| Sulzli | Obwalden | 0.05 km² | −89%† | – | 0% |
| Unnamed glacier A51h-33 | Obwalden | 0.01 km² | −89%† | – | – |
| Unnamed glacier A51h-29 | Obwalden | 0.01 km² | −89%† | – | – |
3 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.