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Blaueis

2,131 m6,991 ft

Area: 0.02 km²
Lowest point: 1,969 m
Tonight: -4°CLight snow · Wind 5 km/h S

Blaueis Glacier in Bavaria, Germany covers 0.02 km² and spans 1,969–2,131 m above sea level.

All facts

Highest point: 2,131 m

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Glacier

Blaueis: size and slope

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

Vertical range: 162 m
Mean slope: 34°
Faces: northeastmostly shaded

3D map

Blaueis 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Blaueis terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Blaueis elevation profile

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Weather

Blaueis weather

Tonight · Light snow · -4°C (25°F) · 2.6 mm · Wind 5 km/h S

Blaueis forecast for about 2,131 m.

Tonight-4°2.6 mm5 km/h S
Today-7°-1°1.1 mm14 km/h W
Sun-4°4°11.2 mm20 km/h NW
Mon-4°2°0.3 mm14 km/h W
Tue1°9°–4 km/h S
Wed-1°4°8.9 mm5 km/h NW
Thu-4°3°–5 km/h N
Fri-4°3°–6 km/h N
Sat-6°-1°2.7 mm4 km/h N
Sun-3°1°3.5 mm2 km/h SW

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 Blaueis

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

Nearest hut
Blaueishütte
1.5 km N · +2 more within 4.2 km
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Nearest parking
P2 Hirschbichlstraße
3.3 km NNW · +2 more within 3.4 km
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Nearest campsite
Campingplatz Simonhof
6.0 km N
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All mapped places 7

Place	Distance
BlaueishütteHut	1.5 km N
WimbachschlossHut	2.3 km E
P2 HirschbichlstraßeParking	3.3 km NNW
Parking	3.4 km NNW
P3 HirschbichlstraßeParking	3.4 km NNW
Wimbachgrieshütte (Naturfreundehaus)Hut	4.2 km SSE
Campingplatz SimonhofCampsite	6.0 km N

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°

3.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

21.0%

Steep, 30–45°

44.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

31.1%

Steeper than 30°: 75.7% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view: 1,417 m low point 1,091 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 45.0%Bare rock / sparse 38.4%Trees 15.0%Moss & lichen 0.7%Snow & ice 0.7%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 1.5 km of Blaueis.

Summit list 4

1Kleinkalter2,513 m 0.4 km SW
2Hochkalter2,607 m 0.7 km S
3Ofentalhörnl2,513 m 1.5 km SSW
4Ofentalhörndl2,513 m 1.5 km SSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 1.5 km; 108 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Northern Chamois9
Dwarf Alpenrose9
Round-leaved Pennycress8
Alpine Crowfoot7
Silvery Yarrow6
Alpine Poppy6

Where it sits

Where Blaueis sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

SchönfeldspitzePeak · 2,653 m14 km SSE

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Print & wall

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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 2026-08-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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: Official website · Wikidata · Wikipedia

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