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Glacier · Canton of Valais

Zinal Glacier

3,887 m12,753 ft
Area
3.19 km²
Lowest point
2,115 m
Tonight
-18°CSnow · Wind 11 km/h NW

Zinal Glacier in Canton of Valais, Switzerland covers 3.19 km² and spans 2,115–3,887 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
3,887 m
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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Zinal Glacier

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

  • Nearest parking

    7.9 km W

    +2 more within 8.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Cabane du Mountet CAS

    0.7 km N · +2 more within 3.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Cabane du Mountet CASHut0.7 km N
RothornhütteHut3.6 km E
Col de la Dent Blanche CAS BivouacHut3.7 km WSW
Parking7.9 km W
Parking7.9 km N
Parking8.0 km W
Glacier

Zinal Glacier: size and slope

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

19°Top 3,887 m1,772 m≈5.1 kmTerminus 2,115 m
Vertical range
1,772 m
Mean slope
19°
Faces
northwestmostly shaded
3D map

Zinal Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.6 × 6.6 km

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Vertical scale
Topographic map

Zinal 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

Zinal Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Zinal Glacier weather

Tonight · Snow · -18°C (0°F) · 1.2 mm · Wind 11 km/h NW

Zinal Glacier forecast for about 3,887 m.

  • Tonight-18°1.2 mm11 km/h NW
  • Today-18°-14°9.9 mm8 km/h NW
  • Sun-22°-6°11.8 mm12 km/h NW
  • Mon-16°-6°–7 km/h S
  • Tue-10°0°–1 km/h S
  • Wed-12°-5°–2 km/h W
  • Thu-13°-5°–1 km/h NW
  • Fri-16°-6°–2 km/h W
  • Sat-17°-8°3.2 mm3 km/h W
  • Sun-16°-8°0.5 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 23, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 6.6 × 6.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
17.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
33.0%
Steep, 30–45°
28.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
20.6%
Steeper than 30°
49.5% of the 44 km² view
Relief in view
2,289 m low point 2,002 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 71.2%Bare rock / sparse 23.2%Moss & lichen 3.3%Grassland 2.3%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3.3 km of Zinal Glacier.

NESW2 km5 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Ober Gabelhorn4,063 m 2.5 km SSE
  2. 2Grand Gendarme3,868 m 2.5 km SE
  3. 3Wellenkuppe3,903 m 2.7 km SE
  4. 4Grand Cornier3,962 m 3.1 km W
  5. 5L'Epaule du Rothorn4,016 m 3.1 km ENE
  6. 6Zinalrothorn4,221 m 3.1 km ENE
Where it sits

Where Zinal Glacier sits

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

Nearby places

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Downloads

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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)
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