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Glacier · Alberta

Angel Glacier

2,791 m9,157 ft
Area
1.01 km²
Lowest point
2,210 m
Tonight
-18°CCloudy · Wind 5 km/h NW

Angel Glacier in Alberta, Canada covers 1.01 km² and spans 2,210–2,791 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
2,791 m
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Glacier

Angel Glacier: size and slope

Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.

24°Top 2,791 m581 m≈1.3 kmTerminus 2,210 m
Vertical range
581 m
Mean slope
24°
Faces
northeastmostly shaded
3D map

Angel Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 3 × 3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Angel Glacier terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Angel Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Angel Glacier weather

Today · Clear · -18 / -11°C (0 / 12°F) · Wind 5 km/h NW

Angel Glacier forecast for about 2,791 m.

  • Today-18°-11°–5 km/h NW
  • Sat-15°-9°2.5 mm9 km/h NE
  • Sun-14°-9°–5 km/h NE
  • Mon-10°-4°–4 km/h SW
  • Tue-12°-4°1.9 mm5 km/h S
  • Wed-15°-10°2.7 mm7 km/h N
  • Thu-17°-10°0.3 mm3 km/h E
  • Fri-17°-10°0.6 mm6 km/h S
  • Sat-12°-12°0.4 mm11 km/h SW
  • Sun-13°-7°–10 km/h S

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Angel Glacier

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Angel Glacier, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Mount Edith Cavell (lower lot)

    1.3 km NNE · +2 more within 2.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Astoria Trailhead

    2.9 km N

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Astoria Campground

    5.6 km W · +1 more within 7.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Mount Edith Cavell (lower lot)Parking1.3 km NNE
Mount Edith Cavell (upper lot)Parking1.3 km NNE
Mount Edith CavellParking2.8 km N
Astoria TrailheadTrailhead2.9 km N
Astoria CampgroundCampsite5.6 km W
WhirlpoolCampsite7.2 km SE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 3 × 3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
11.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
19.3%
Steep, 30–45°
31.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
37.9%
Steeper than 30°
69.2% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
1,626 m low point 1,728 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 69.9%Snow & ice 15.4%Trees 9.1%Moss & lichen 3.3%Water 2.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 1.5 km; 99 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Dwarf Fireweed41
  • Hoary Marmot36
  • Alpine sorrel32
  • Mat Saxifrage25
  • Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel25
  • Western moss-heather21
Where it sits

Where Angel Glacier sits

Region
Alberta66Canada331North America1,313
Protected area
Jasper National Park9
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-13)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia