Hochjochferner
| Hochjochferner | ||
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 Hochjochferner (2019) |
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| location | Tyrol ( Austria ) / South Tyrol ( Italy ) | |
| Mountains | Ötztal Alps ( Schnalskamm ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 3 km (2011) | |
| surface | 6.07 km² (2006) | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 3500 m above sea level A. - 2780 m above sea level A. | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| drainage | Hochjochbach → Rofenache → Venter Ache → Ötztaler Ache → Inn | |
The Hochjochferner is a glacier in the Ötztal Alps between the Schnalstal and Venter Tal .
Dimensions
It extends in the south from the Grawandspitze ( 3251 m ) and the Fineilspitze ( 3514 m ) to the Hochjoch ( 2750 m ) and into the Rofental . Its area was around 6 km² in 2006.
The Hochjochferner is measured from the Grawand about 3 km long, the greatest measured thickness is 45 m. The height difference from the highest to the lowest point of the glacier is 720 m.
Glacier retreat
Since 2008, the following retreats on the glacier tongue have been measured as part of the glacier report of the Austrian Alpine Club :
| year | Withdrawal per year |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −29.6 m |
| 2009 | −29.4 m |
| 2010 | −26.6 m |
| 2011 | −31.3 m |
Tourist use
The western part (approx. 30 ha) of the glacier was used as a year-round ski area until 2012 .
Web links
Commons : Hochjochferner - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b WGMS: Fluctuations of Glaciers Database. World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich 2012 ( doi: 10.5904 / wgms-fog-2012-11 ), accessed on February 7, 2013
- ↑ a b M. Mergili: Compilation of the changes in length of the Austrian glaciers 1970–2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2020 . Based on: Austrian Alpine Association: Glacier Reports. Collective reports on the glacier measurements of the Austrian Alpine Club from 1971 to 2011. Compiled by H. Kinzl, G. Patzelt, A. Fischer. In: Messages from the Austrian Alpine Club / Uphill. Volume 27-67. Retrieved April 30, 2013
- ↑ J. Abermann, A. Lambrecht, A. Fischer, M. Kuhn: Quantifying changes and trends in glacier area and volume in the Austrian Ötztal Alps (1969–1997–2006). In: The Cryosphere , 3 (2009), pp. 205-215, doi: 10.5194 / tc-3-205-2009