Triftji Glacier (Stockhorn)
| Triftji Glacier | ||
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| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Valais Alps | |
| length | 1.4 km | |
| surface | 1.66 km² | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 3532 m - 2900 m (year 2013) | |
| Coordinates | 629 779 / 93199 | |
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| drainage | to the Findelbach | |
The Triftjigletscher is a small glacier in the Valais Alps . It is located on the north side of the Hohtälligrat between the Stockhorn and the Rote Nase . The glacier has the number B56 / 4 in the Swiss glacier inventory.
geography
The exposure of the glacier is north. The highest point of this glacier is at the actual Stockhorn summit at 3532 m above sea level. M. The glacier currently (2013) still extends to an altitude of around 2900 m above sea level. M.
tourism
Zermatt's freeride ski area is located on the Triftji Glacier . This is accessible with the two ski lifts Triftji and Stockhorn . The Stockhorn lift was built in 2007 to replace the Hohtälli-Stockhorn aerial tramway. The Triftjilift dates back to 1984 and replaced the first ski lift from 1964, the mountain station of which was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1984.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b National Snow and Ice Data Center: World Glacier Inventory. Boulder (Colorado, USA) 1999, updated 2012, doi : 10.7265 / N5 / NSIDC-WGI-2012-02
- ↑ Firne and ice in the Swiss Alps, glacier inventory , ETH Zurich Geographical Institute, publication No. 57 Zurich 1976 page 88