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Satopanth Glacier

6,463 m21,204 ft
Area
19.39 km²
Lowest point
3,640 m
Tonight
-32°CFog · Wind 9 km/h NW

Satopanth Glacier in Uttarakhand, India covers 19.4 km² and spans 3,640–6,463 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
6,463 m
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Glacier

Satopanth Glacier: size and slope

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

16°Top 6,463 m2,823 m≈9.8 kmTerminus 3,640 m
Vertical range
2,823 m
Mean slope
16°
Faces
northeastmostly shaded
3D map

Satopanth Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 18.5 × 18.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Satopanth Glacier terrain and contours

200 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 1,000 mShowing west → east through the centre

Satopanth Glacier 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

Satopanth Glacier weather

Tonight · Fog · -32°C (-26°F) · Wind 9 km/h NW

Satopanth Glacier forecast for about 6,463 m.

  • Tonight-32°–9 km/h NW
  • Today-33°-18°–10 km/h NW
  • Sun-31°-18°–9 km/h NW
  • Mon-30°-16°–9 km/h NW
  • Tue-29°-17°–7 km/h NW
  • Wed-30°-17°–8 km/h NW
  • Thu-26°-15°0.1 mm8 km/h NW
  • Fri-28°-14°0.1 mm8 km/h NW
  • Sat-26°-14°–7 km/h NW
  • Sun-27°-14°0.1 mm6 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 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Satopanth Glacier

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Satopanth Tal Camping Ground

    1.1 km SSW · +2 more within 1.3 km

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Satopanth Tal Camping GroundCampsite1.1 km SSW
ChakratirthaCampsite1.3 km E
ChakratirthaCampsite1.3 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 18.5 × 18.5 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°
20.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.3%
Steep, 30–45°
32.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
22.2%
Steeper than 30°
54.8% of the 342 km² view
Relief in view
3,881 m low point 3,194 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 69.4%Bare rock / sparse 15.8%Moss & lichen 10.4%Grassland 3.9%

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

Where it sits

Where Satopanth Glacier sits

Range
Himalayas121
Region
Uttarakhand18India313Asia964
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Satopanth 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 2026-09-19)
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 · Wikipedia