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Glacier · Tyrol

Rettenbach glacier

2,994 m9,823 ft
Area
0.14 km²
Lowest point
2,804 m
Tonight
-12°CFog · Wind 8 km/h W

Rettenbach glacier in Tyrol, Austria covers 0.14 km² and spans 2,804–2,994 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
2,994 m
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3D map

Rettenbach glacier 3D map

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Vertical scale
Topographic map

Rettenbach glacier topographic map

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

Rettenbach glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Glacier

Rettenbach glacier: size and slope

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

23°Top 2,994 m190 m≈450 mTerminus 2,804 m
Vertical range
190 m
Mean slope
23°
Faces
northmostly shaded
Weather

Rettenbach glacier weather

Tonight · Fog · -12°C (10°F) · 0.3 mm · Wind 8 km/h W

Rettenbach glacier forecast for about 2,994 m.

  • Tonight-12°0.3 mm8 km/h W
  • Today-15°-9°2.8 mm13 km/h NW
  • Sun-14°1°5.6 mm12 km/h SW
  • Mon-13°-4°0.7 mm9 km/h W
  • Tue-5°3°–3 km/h W
  • Wed-7°-1°0.2 mm4 km/h NW
  • Thu-11°-3°–3 km/h NW
  • Fri-13°-2°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat-14°-6°–6 km/h NW
  • Sun-13°-4°3.5 mm4 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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Rettenbach glacier

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km E

    +2 more within 0.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Braunschweiger Hütte

    1.8 km WSW · +2 more within 5.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Startbereich Mountaincartstrecke/Rodelbahn

    4.5 km E · +1 more within 6.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Sölden

    6.5 km ENE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km E
Parking0.2 km ENE
Parking0.3 km S
Braunschweiger HütteHut1.8 km WSW
RotkogelhütteHut3.3 km NE
Startbereich Mountaincartstrecke/RodelbahnTrailhead4.5 km E
Heide AlmHut5.0 km E
Zielbereich Mountaincarttrecke/RodelbahnTrailhead6.3 km ENE
Camping SöldenCampsite6.5 km ENE
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°
15.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
40.7%
Steep, 30–45°
38.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
4.9%
Steeper than 30°
43.5% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
781 m low point 2,366 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 47.1%Moss & lichen 25.8%Bare rock / sparse 21.7%Grassland 4.5%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; 35 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Jacobaea carniolica6
  • Alpine gentian5
  • Musky Saxifrage4
  • Creeping avens4
  • Globe-headed Rampion3
  • Alpine avens3
Where it sits

Where Rettenbach glacier sits

Range
Alps751Eastern Alps350Central Eastern Alps140Eastern Rhaetian Alps26Ötztal Alps13
Region
Tyrol57Austria205Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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 2026-09-04)
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
Official website · Wikidata · Wikipedia