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Glacier · Canton of Valais

Theodul Glacier

3,729 m12,234 ft
Area
4.06 km²
Lowest point
2,637 m
Tonight
-16°CFog · Wind 11 km/h NW

Theodul Glacier in Canton of Valais, Switzerland covers 4.06 km² and spans 2,637–3,729 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
3,729 m
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Glacier

Theodul Glacier: size and slope

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

13°Top 3,729 m1,092 m≈4.7 kmTerminus 2,637 m
Vertical range
1,092 m
Mean slope
13°
Faces
northmostly shaded
3D map

Theodul Glacier 3D map

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Vertical scale
Topographic map

Theodul 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

Theodul Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Theodul Glacier weather

Tonight · Fog · -16°C (3°F) · Wind 11 km/h NW

Theodul Glacier forecast for about 3,729 m.

  • Tonight-16°–11 km/h NW
  • Today-15°-12°5.4 mm16 km/h NW
  • Sun-20°-5°5.7 mm12 km/h NW
  • Mon-14°-3°–8 km/h N
  • Tue-10°1°–7 km/h N
  • Wed-12°-1°–6 km/h N
  • Thu-12°-3°–4 km/h N
  • Fri-14°-3°–6 km/h N
  • Sat-14°-5°1.3 mm6 km/h N
  • Sun-14°-5°0.1 mm5 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 Theodul Glacier

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

  • Nearest hut

    Rifugio Teodulo

    0.6 km W · +2 more within 2.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    5.8 km WNW

    +2 more within 6.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Rifugio TeoduloHut0.6 km W
Rifugio Guide del CervinoHut1.3 km SSW
GandegghütteHut2.3 km NNE
Parking5.8 km WNW
Parking6.3 km W
Parking6.3 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 5.8 × 5.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
39.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
36.6%
Steep, 30–45°
17.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
7.1%
Steeper than 30°
24.3% of the 34 km² view
Relief in view
1,814 m low point 2,329 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 76.7%Bare rock / sparse 18.4%Moss & lichen 2.4%Grassland 1.3%Water 1.2%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2.9 km of Theodul Glacier.

NESW1 km3 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Breithorn cima oeste4,164 m 2.1 km ESE
  2. 2Gobba di Rollin3,898 m 2.5 km SSE
  3. 3Central Breithorn4,154 m 2.8 km ESE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.9 km; 63 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Yellow-billed Chough22
  • White-winged Snowfinch10
  • Alpine Ibex7
  • Mount Cenis Bellflower4
  • Yellow Saxifrage4
  • Two-flowered purple saxifrage4
Where it sits

Where Theodul Glacier sits

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

Nearby places

More 1
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Downloads

Theodul 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)
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