Turtmann Glacier
The Turtmann Glacier is a 5 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 5.91 km2. The glacier is located north of Bishorn and Weisshorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,355 metres
- Description: glacier in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Turtmanngletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bishorn and Tête de Milon.
Bishorn
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bishorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn. The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge.
Tête de Milon
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tête de Milon is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of Zinal in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the massif of the Weisshorn and lies west of the Turtmann Glacier.
Brunegg Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brunegg Glacier is a 4 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.68 km2. The glacier is located north of Bishorn and Weisshorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zinal and Randa.
Zinal
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. Zinal is situated 5 km west of Turtmann Glacier.
Randa
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley. Randa is situated 7 km southeast of Turtmann Glacier.
Ayer
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ayer is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Ayer is situated 9 km northwest of Turtmann Glacier.
Turtmann Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Turtmann Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Polish—“Turtmann Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera de Tourtemagne”
- Chinese: “圖爾特曼冰河”
- Dutch: “Turtmann Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Turtmann-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Turtmanngletscher”
- French: “glacier de Tourtemagne”
- French: “Glacier de Tourtemagne”
- French: “Glacier de Turtmann”
- French: “Turtmanngletscher”
- German: “Turtmanngletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Turtmannbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Turtmanngletscher”
- Polish: “Turtmanngletscher”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stierberg and Über den Mergasch.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Turtmann Glacier”. Photo: Steinmann, Public domain.