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Glacier · Canton of Valais

Moiry Glacier

3,314 m10,873 ft
Area
0.09 km²
Lowest point
3,131 m
Tonight
-13°CLight snow · Wind 11 km/h NW

Moiry Glacier in Canton of Valais, Switzerland covers 0.09 km² and spans 3,131–3,314 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
3,314 m
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Glacier

Moiry Glacier: size and slope

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

31°Top 3,314 m183 m≈300 mTerminus 3,131 m
Vertical range
183 m
Mean slope
31°
Faces
northwestmostly shaded
3D map

Moiry 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

Moiry 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

Moiry Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Moiry Glacier weather

Tonight · Light snow · -13°C (9°F) · 0.3 mm · Wind 11 km/h NW

Moiry Glacier forecast for about 3,314 m.

  • Tonight-13°0.3 mm11 km/h NW
  • Today-13°-10°9.3 mm9 km/h NW
  • Sun-16°-3°12.4 mm12 km/h NW
  • Mon-10°-1°–7 km/h S
  • Tue-4°4°–1 km/h S
  • Wed-8°-1°–1 km/h NW
  • Thu-9°-1°–2 km/h S
  • Fri-11°-2°–3 km/h S
  • Sat-12°-4°3.2 mm4 km/h W
  • Sun-11°-5°0.6 mm3 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Moiry Glacier

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

  • Nearest hut

    Cabane de Moiry

    1.4 km N · +2 more within 4.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    3.5 km NNW

    +2 more within 4.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Relais de la Tzoucdana

    5.9 km NNE · +1 more within 7.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Zinal

    7.2 km NNE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Cabane de MoiryHut1.4 km N
Cabane du Petit MountetHut3.1 km ENE
Parking3.5 km NNW
Col de la Dent Blanche CAS BivouacHut4.1 km S
Parking4.3 km WSW
Parking4.3 km WSW
Relais de la TzoucdanaCampsite5.9 km NNE
Camping MolignonCampsite7.2 km W
Stellplatz ZinalCaravan site7.2 km NNE
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°
16.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
35.7%
Steep, 30–45°
34.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
13.2%
Steeper than 30°
47.4% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
1,190 m low point 2,305 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 51.7%Bare rock / sparse 28.5%Moss & lichen 11.9%Grassland 7.8%

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; 22 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Glacier Crowfoot3
  • Kerner's lousewort3
  • Alpine Moon-daisy2
  • Small alpine lovage2
  • Common Raven1
  • Alpine Accentor1
Where it sits

Where Moiry Glacier sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Pennine Alps76
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Downloads

Moiry 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 2026-09-27)
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 · Wikipedia