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Glacier · France

Glacier Blanc

3,424 m11,234 ft
Area
0.05 km²
Lowest point
3,203 m
Tonight
-15°CFog · Wind 13 km/h W

Glacier Blanc in France covers 0.05 km² and spans 3,203–3,424 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
3,424 m
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Glacier

Glacier Blanc: size and slope

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

36°Top 3,424 m221 m≈300 mTerminus 3,203 m
Vertical range
221 m
Mean slope
36°
Faces
southeastmostly in sun
3D map

Glacier Blanc 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

Glacier Blanc 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

Glacier Blanc 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

Glacier Blanc weather

Tonight · Fog · -15°C (5°F) · Wind 13 km/h W

Glacier Blanc forecast for about 3,424 m.

  • Tonight-15°–13 km/h W
  • Today-15°-9°1.3 mm12 km/h W
  • Sun-10°-5°9.0 mm10 km/h W
  • Mon-9°-1°–6 km/h NW
  • Tue-6°2°–4 km/h NW
  • Wed-9°-1°–4 km/h NW
  • Thu-9°-1°–2 km/h NW
  • Fri-9°-1°–3 km/h NW
  • Sat-9°-3°0.2 mm4 km/h NW
  • Sun-11°-3°–4 km/h W

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 Glacier Blanc

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

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge des Écrins

    0.7 km NNE · +2 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    bivouac du glacier blanc

    2.5 km E · +2 more within 7.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    4.0 km SE

    +2 more within 7.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Refuge des ÉcrinsHut0.7 km NNE
bivouac du glacier blancCampsite2.5 km E
Refuge du Glacier BlancHut2.5 km E
Chalet Refuge du Pré de Madame CarleHut3.8 km SE
Parking4.0 km SE
Parking4.5 km SE
Campsite6.2 km SSE
Parking7.6 km SE
bivouac du séléCampsite7.7 km S
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°
23.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
20.6%
Steep, 30–45°
32.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
24.4%
Steeper than 30°
56.4% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
1,358 m low point 2,243 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 54.8%Snow & ice 43.2%Grassland 1.3%Water 0.7%

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; 25 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Glacier Crowfoot6
  • Yellow-billed Chough3
  • Moss Campion3
  • Adenostyles leucophylla3
  • Alpine Accentor2
  • Pimpernel Willowherb2
Where it sits

Where Glacier Blanc sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44Dauphiné Alps11Massif des Écrins4catena Écrins-Grande Ruine-Agneaux3
Region
France176Europe2,143
Protected area
Écrins National Park4
Nearby

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 2026-09-22)
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)
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