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Johannisberg · 3,453 m · 4.0 km NW
Glacier · Carinthia

Pasterze Glacier

2,616 m8,583 ft
Area
1.98 km²
Lowest point
2,129 m
Tonight
-6°CSnow · Wind 6 km/h N

Pasterze Glacier in Carinthia, Austria covers 1.98 km² and spans 2,129–2,616 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
2,616 m
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Glacier

Pasterze Glacier: size and slope

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

9°Top 2,616 m487 m≈3.1 kmTerminus 2,129 m
Vertical range
487 m
Mean slope
9°
Faces
eastmorning sun
3D map

Pasterze Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.5 × 4.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Pasterze 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

Pasterze Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Pasterze Glacier weather

Tonight · Snow · -6°C (21°F) · 3.2 mm · Wind 6 km/h N

Pasterze Glacier forecast for about 2,616 m.

  • Tonight-6°3.2 mm6 km/h N
  • Today-14°-6°1.3 mm9 km/h S
  • Sun-8°-1°10.3 mm10 km/h S
  • Mon-9°-4°0.7 mm7 km/h N
  • Tue-1°2°–6 km/h N
  • Wed-4°0°2.5 mm7 km/h N
  • Thu-10°-3°–5 km/h N
  • Fri-9°-2°–5 km/h N
  • Sat-11°-4°0.1 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sun-7°-3°1.9 mm6 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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Pasterze Glacier

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

  • Nearest hut

    Oberwalderhütte

    2.3 km NNW · +2 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Franz-Josefs-Höhe

    2.4 km ESE · +2 more within 2.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
OberwalderhütteHut2.3 km NNW
Franz-Josefs-HöheParking2.4 km ESE
Erzherzog-Johann-HütteHut2.4 km SW
P4Parking2.5 km ESE
Parking2.5 km ESE
GlocknerhausHut3.8 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.5 × 4.5 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
26.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
27.8%
Steep, 30–45°
33.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
12.1%
Steeper than 30°
45.8% of the 20 km² view
Relief in view
1,589 m low point 2,069 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 65.8%Bare rock / sparse 24.1%Moss & lichen 6.7%Grassland 1.7%Water 1.6%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2.3 km of Pasterze Glacier.

NESW1 km3 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Kleinglockner3,770 m 2.2 km SW
  2. 2Grossglockner3,798 m 2.3 km SW
  3. 3Teufelshorn3,680 m 2.3 km WSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.3 km; 188 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Alpine Marmot65
  • Yellow Saxifrage48
  • Edelweiss38
  • Purple Saxifrage33
  • Alpine Toadflax27
  • Monte Baldo anemone20
Where it sits

Where Pasterze Glacier sits

Range
Alps751Eastern Alps350Central Eastern Alps140Western Tauern Alps24High Tauern17Glockner Group6
Region
Carinthia19Austria205Europe2,143
Protected area
Hohe Tauern National Park7
Nearby

Nearby places

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Pasterze 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 2026-08-15)
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