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Horstman Glacier

2,274 m7,461 ft
Area
0.18 km²
Lowest point
2,041 m
Tonight
-7°CLight snow · Wind 4 km/h S

Horstman Glacier in British Columbia, Canada covers 0.18 km² and spans 2,041–2,274 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
2,274 m
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Glacier

Horstman Glacier: size and slope

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

20°Top 2,274 m233 m≈650 mTerminus 2,041 m
Vertical range
233 m
Mean slope
20°
Faces
northmostly shaded
3D map

Horstman 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

Horstman Glacier 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

Horstman Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Horstman Glacier weather

Today · Light snow at night · -7 / -2°C (19 / 28°F) · 0.4 mm · Wind 4 km/h S

Horstman Glacier forecast for about 2,274 m.

  • Today-7°-2°0.4 mm4 km/h S
  • Sat-6°-4°16.8 mm6 km/h E
  • Sun-6°-3°4.3 mm7 km/h NE
  • Mon-5°-2°0.9 mm3 km/h W
  • Tue-5°-3°21.2 mm5 km/h SW
  • Wed-9°-4°12.9 mm4 km/h SW
  • Thu-14°-7°1.7 mm4 km/h NE
  • Fri-15°-8°0.5 mm3 km/h N
  • Sat-8°-7°2.0 mm5 km/h S
  • Sun-5°-3°4.7 mm5 km/h SE

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 Horstman Glacier

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

  • Nearest parking

    Blackcomb Parking Lot 8

    4.6 km WNW · +2 more within 4.7 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Whistler Mountain

    5.5 km WNW · +2 more within 7.9 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Riverside Resort Campground

    6.7 km NW · +1 more within 6.8 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Riverside Resort Campground

    6.8 km NW · +1 more within 7.8 km

All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking4.6 km WNW
Blackcomb Parking Lot 8Parking4.6 km WNW
Blackcomb Parking Lot 7Parking4.7 km WNW
Whistler MountainTrailhead5.5 km WNW
Riverside Resort CampgroundCaravan site6.7 km NW
Riverside Resort CampgroundCampsite6.8 km NW
Riverside Resort CampgroundCaravan site6.8 km NW
Russet Lake CampgroundsCampsite7.8 km S
A River Runs Through It TrailheadTrailhead7.9 km WNW
Trailhead7.9 km WNW
Slope

Slope

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

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
13.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
52.0%
Steep, 30–45°
29.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
5.3%
Steeper than 30°
34.4% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
942 m low point 1,495 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 52.3%Trees 19.4%Snow & ice 11.9%Moss & lichen 11.1%Grassland 5.0%

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

Where it sits

Where Horstman Glacier sits

Region
British Columbia115Canada331North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Horstman Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-09-16)
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)
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