Höllentalferner
| Höllentalferner | ||
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 Höllentalferner from the Jubiläumsgrat (2005) |
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| location | Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Wetterstein Mountains | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 1 km | |
| surface | 0.223 km² (2010) | |
| Exposure | Northeast | |
| Altitude range | 2564 m - 2203 m (2010) | |
| width | ⌀ 0.7 km | |
| Ice thickness | ⌀ 10.6 m; Max. 51.8 m (2010) | |
| Ice volume | 2.4 million m³ (2010) | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 '36 " N , 10 ° 59' 51" E | |
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| drainage | Hammersbach → Loisach → Isar | |
The Höllentalferner is a glacier in the west of the Wetterstein Mountains . As a Kargletscher, it covers the upper part of the Höllental and is well protected from sunlight between the Riffelwandpitzen and the Zugspitze in a rock basin.
In 2010 the Höllentalferner covered an area of around 22 hectares . This makes it the second-largest glacier in Germany after the Northern Schneeferner . It is about one kilometer long and up to 700 meters wide. The ice volume was determined in 2010 to be 2.4 million m³. The mean ice thickness was 10.6 m with a maximum thickness of 51.8 m. The Höllentalferner is the only German glacier with a "real" glacier tongue. Despite its relatively low location of only 2570 m down to 2200 m , the existence of the glacier is not acutely endangered, as it is less affected by global warming due to its location in a deeply cut basin and the supply of avalanche snow (avalanche basin glacier) .
When climbing the Zugspitze through the Höllental, the Höllentalferner must be overcome. Depending on the time of year, the glacier's edge is a key point at the transition to the via ferrata.
Picture gallery
Mountaineers on the Höllentalferner. View from the northeast
Upper end of the Höllentalferner with a rift at the edge
Mountaineers over the edge of the Höllentalferner gorge
